Sen. Tim Scott to announce presidential plans on May 22

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will reveal on May 22 whether or not he plans to run for president, a improvement that may add a significant participant to the GOP major subject.

Mr. Scott advised a crowd at a Charleston college that he would unveil his plans at an occasion in North Charleston.

While he didn’t say if he deliberate to run, he known as it a “major announcement” and mentioned it’s “time to make the final step,” the Associated Press reported.

Mr. Scott shaped an exploratory committee earlier this month, a choice that allowed him to boost cash for polling and journey. 

If he decides to run, he will probably be going through former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who appointed Mr. Scott to the Senate in 2013 earlier than Mr. Scott received elections to retain his seat.

South Carolina can be a pivotal state that weighs in on candidates early within the major season.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson just lately joined the race, and one other candidate — enterprise entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — has been a frequent presence on tv.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will possible be a part of the GOP subject, making him one other formidable foe, although Mr. Scott centered his assaults on liberals and President Biden in a video to launch his exploratory committee this month.

“I know America is a land of opportunity, not a land of oppression. I know it because I lived it,” Mr. Scott mentioned within the three-minute clip. “That’s why it pains my soul to see the Biden liberals attacking every rung of the ladder that helped me climb. If the radical left gets their way, millions more families will be trapped in failing schools, crime-ridden neighborhoods and crushing inflation. Not on my watch.”

Mr. Scott is well liked by colleagues and upbeat, providing a distinction to Mr. Trump’s dire warnings in regards to the course of the nation, and he’s the one Black Republican within the Senate.

“I think my candidacy is really designed around what the American people want to talk about, what their priorities are, and what their issues are,” Mr. Scott advised the AP.