Tim Scott humiliates himself by refusing to accept the 2024 election results

NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) if he would accept the 2024 election results. Scott refused to answer until he snapped at Welker.

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Welker asked, “And to the point that you voted to certify the 2020 election results. It’s the exact opposite of what you said and did after 2020, why would you want to be on a ticket with someone when there is such a fundamental difference?’

Scott said: “There are clear facts here. President Trump himself said he expects these elections to be fair. He expects it to be fair and he expects to win. That’s what the presidential candidate can expect. And I expect exactly the same and, frankly, the American people agree. This is a problem that is not a problem. So I’m not going to make a problem of it.”

Welker asked him, “Senator, will you accept the 2024 election results?”

Scott dodged, “Well, ultimately the 47th president of the United States will be President Donald Trump and I’m excited to get back to low inflation and low unemployment.”

Welker tried again: “Wait, wait, Senator, yes or no, yes or no. Do you accept the 2024 election results? It doesn’t matter who wins?”

Scott declined to answer: “That’s my statement.”

Kristen Welker didn’t want to stop: ‘But it’s just yes or no. Do you accept the 2024 election results?”

Scott refused to support democracy: “I look forward to President Trump becoming the 47th President Kristen, you can ask that multiple times.”

Welker tried for at least the fifth time: “Just a yes or no answer.”

Scott: “So the American people, the American people will make the decision.”

To her credit, Kristen Welker didn’t want to let it go: “But I don’t hear you being committed to the entire election. Are you willing to accept the election results?”

Scott snapped, “This is why so many Americans believe NBC is an extension of the Democratic Party. Ultimately, I said what I said and I know the voice of the American people will be heard and I believe President Trump will be our next president. It’s that simple.”

Welker even explained why the peaceful transfer of power is important, asking again, “But Senator, as you know, the hallmark of our democracy is that both candidates agree to a peaceful transfer of power. That’s why I’m asking you as a potential VP nominee. Are you willing to commit to the election results during this election cycle? It doesn’t matter who wins, just yes or no.”

Scott declined to say he would accept the results: “I expect, I expect that President Trump will win the next election. Listen, I’m not going to answer your hypothetical question.’

Video:

Kristen Welker checks out Tim Scott’s false claim that Trump had the lowest black unemployment: “In terms of black unemployment, it was at its lowest level last year, in April 2023, compared to 2019 with Donald Trump.” #MTP pic.twitter.com/GyMAqNjiFc

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There it is made visible to the whole world. The position of the Republican Party under Donald Trump is that they will not accept the 2024 election results if they lose.

Kristen Welker has rightly taken a lot of flak from viewers for going easy on Republicans, but she didn’t go easy on Scott and the topic of accepting the 2024 results. Welker did what more journalists should do.

She didn’t let Scott dodge and kept asking.

Tim Scott knows that if he wants to be Trump’s running mate, he must refuse to accept the election results. If Trump really thought he would win, he would have no problem saying he would accept the results.

The fact that Senator Scott refused to make this commitment showed where he thinks this election really stands.

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