Then-Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina arrives at an occasion in Las Vegas in October 2023. Scott is planning to endorse former President Donald Trump’s reelection bid.

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Then-Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina arrives at an occasion in Las Vegas in October 2023. Scott is planning to endorse former President Donald Trump’s reelection bid.

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South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott plans to endorse former President Donald Trump in his bid for reelection, based on a supply acquainted with Scott’s plans, who spoke to NPR on the situation of anonymity as a result of they don’t seem to be cleared to debate the plan.

Scott is ready to make the announcement Friday night at Trump’s rally in Concord, N.H.

The South Carolina Senator teased the announcement in a video posted on the social media web site X, formally often known as Twitter.

“Just tune in, pay attention, listen closely, and let’s talk about four more years,” he mentioned, standing in entrance of Trump’s marketing campaign airplane.

The transfer comes simply 4 days forward of the New Hampshire major, the place Trump will face off towards former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after dominating on the Iowa caucuses on Monday.

Scott had been courted not solely by Trump, but in addition Haley and DeSantis in current weeks, based on the supply.

Scott, who’s 58 and the one Black Republican within the Senate, ran a short-lived marketing campaign for the Republican presidential nomination final 12 months. Though preliminary prospects of his candidacy attracted some buzz, he in the end suspended his campaign in November.

Average polling out of the granite state has Haley inching nearer to Trump. Despite that, Trump nonetheless maintains a greater than 10-point lead.

Scott is not the one former presidential candidate who’s now supporting the previous president. Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy threw his assist behind Trump after a lackluster performance in Iowa.