On Monday, Republican Senator Tim Scott (SC) officially announced his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Scott’s announcement came three days after his team filed official paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), confirming his plans to run in the 2024 presidential election. Scott plans to begin his campaign by visiting the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire later this week.
In a speech announcing his campaign, Scott began by discussing the struggles he had overcome to reach his position.
“I am so proud to be an American, aren’t you?” Scott said. “We live in the land where it is possible… for a kid raised in poverty by a single mother in a small apartment… to one day serve in the People’s House… and maybe even the White House.”
“Today, I am living proof that America is the land of opportunity, not a land of oppression… The circumstances may be different, the details may change, but every one of us is here because of an American journey where there were obstacles… that became opportunities,” he added. “But under President Biden, our nation is retreating away from patriotism and faith.”
“My momma worked 16-hour days as a nurse’s aide — changing bedpans and rolling patients,” Scott later said. “It was hard work. It was not glamorous. But those 16-hour days put food on our table. And kept our lights on. They empowered her to move her boys out of a place filled with anger into a home full of love.”
“My mom’s work ethic taught me there is dignity in all work. It’s why I know if you are able-bodied, you work! Period. My momma said we could be victims or victors — and she chose victorious,” he continued. “But under President Biden, our nation is retreating away from work and dignity.”
Scott went on to discuss the many crises that began under the Biden administration, including record-breaking illegal immigration and record high inflation.
“Our party and our nation are standing at a time for choosing,” Scott concluded. “Victimhood or victory? Grievance or greatness? I choose freedom and hope and opportunity. Will you choose it with me? Will you join me as a messenger of hope, a missionary that the power of our ideas can change our nation again? I will! God bless these United States of America.”
