Sen. Tim Scott Says Trump ‘Misspoke’ on White Supremacy at Debate

During a brief meet-and-greet with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the chamber’s only Black Republican, told reporters he thought President Donald Trump misspoke during Tuesday night’s presidential debate when he refused to condemn white supremacist groups that have supported him.

Scott said he thinks Trump should correct his remarks.

“I think he misspoke. I think he should correct it. If he doesn’t correct it, I guess he didn’t misspeak,” Scott said.

The first of three scheduled debates between Trump and Biden deteriorated into bitter taunts and chaos the night before as the Republican president repeatedly interrupted his Democratic rival with angry – and personal – jabs that overshadowed any substantive discussion of the crises threatening the nation.

When Trump refused to condemn white supremacists who have supported him, he told one such group known as Proud Boys to “stand back, stand by.”

There were also heated clashes over the president’s handling of the pandemic, the integrity of the election and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s health care.

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