NEW: Tim Scott launches exploratory committee for 2024 presidential bid
earlier in February at the Charleston County GOP dinner promoted messages of unity and optimism for America.
"The story of America isn’t the original sin, it’s about redemption," Scott said earlier this month. "We have to stop buying the lie that this is the worst time in American history." Growing up in North Charleston, South Carolina, Scott was raised by a single mom. He overcame poverty to become a businessman before running for elected office.
Scott has spent more than a decade in Congress. He first served as a representative in the House before becoming a U.S. senator in 2013, after then-Gov. Haleycraft the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, including a provision that created tax incentives for businesses that invested in struggling communities.
During the Trump administration, he balanced the role of privately educating his GOP colleagues on the racism that he's experienced and speaking on race relations, while trying to keep his relationships, including with Trump, intact, the Washington Post
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