Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has filed his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president.

Mr. Scott, who filed the paperwork Friday, is anticipated to formally announce his candidacy on Monday.

He is scheduled to make a significant announcement at his alma mater,  Charleston Southern University. The senator additionally launched a $6 million promoting marketing campaign in vital major states on Friday. 

Mr. Scott, 57, might be becoming a member of a listing of 2024 GOP presidential contenders that features former President Donald Trump and fellow South Carolina Republican Nikki Haley, a former U.N. ambassador.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida additionally is anticipated to enter the race subsequent week.

Mr. Scott, the one Black Republican within the Senate, has signaled that he plans to run as a cheerful warrior, seeing it as a option to distance himself from Mr. Trump’s take-no-prisoners method to politics.

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