Tim Scott to join Trump on stage at campaign rally amid VP pick rumors
Sen Tim Scott, R-SC, to join Trump in North Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday night
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is expected to join former President Donald Trump on stage in South Carolina on Wednesday night amid rumors he could be chosen as Trump's running mate.
Scott will be on stage with Trump at the former president's Get Out the Vote rally at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, the Washington Examiner reported.
The rally comes just 10 days before the South Carolina GOP primary on Feb. 24.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks while standing next to former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire, on Jan. 19. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo earlier this month, Trump name-dropped Scott, as well as South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, when speaking about criteria he was looking for in a potential running mate. Trump at the time also denied reports that his campaign reached out to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to explore a potential ticket with him early on in the campaign season, stating the interaction "never happened."
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks in front of President Trump during a campaign rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, on Feb. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Scott, responding to Trump's consideration, told Fox News Digital on Feb. 6 his top priority was ensuring the former president beats President Biden.
"The only thing I can tell you is that the one thing we need is four more years of President Donald Trump," Scott said. "We were better off under Trump. In order for us to be successful, the one thing I can't afford to do is take my eye off the ball. The eye on the ball means making sure that President Trump gets four more years."
Scott, who suspended his own 2024 presidential campaign in November, endorsed Trump days before the New Hampshire primary.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during the New Hampshire Republican Party's First in the Nation Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)
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Meanwhile, Trump's lone remaining GOP rival, Nikki Haley, who's coming off another loss in the Nevada primary, recently barnstormed across her home state of South Carolina, where she once served as governor. Haley is heading to Texas later this week for fundraising and campaigning in the Super Tuesday state.
Most South Carolina Republican officials at the state and federal level are backing Trump's White House bid.
Fox News' Adam Shaw, Brandon Gillespie, Andrew Murray and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.