Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), a surrogate for former President Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, urged GOP rival Nikki Haley to exit the race and throw her support behind Trump.
Speaking to Fox News’s Kayleigh McEnany on Monday, Scott questioned Haley’s decision to continue campaigning in Michigan after the South Carolina primary, asserting that she needs to recognize “the race is over.”
“Sometimes you wake up on Monday morning, and you realize that the race is already gone,” Scott told McEnany, who previously served as Trump’s White House press secretary. “The best thing you can do is within 24 hours is to get out the way. I hope that happens.”
Scott, appointed to the Senate by Haley during her tenure as governor of South Carolina, criticized her campaign’s recent trajectory, stating, “Listen, Nikki Haley has run the best race she could run, and, lately, her campaign has been descending, honestly. It’s desperation that you feel coming from her camp, and when you feel that type of desperation, that means the race is already over.”
“Nikki Haley, herself, has to come to realization — she has to realize that this race is over. It is best for the country, not just the party,” Scott continued. “It is best for America that we focus on Joe Biden.”
Regarding Haley’s intention to campaign in Michigan post-primary, Scott remarked, “We’re going there either way, but we would love to have her as a part of that team.”
