[applause] can i get an amen i ll tell you the truth. elon musk tweeting great statement by tim scott few hours ago scott responded this is our mission elon musk will save you a seat on monday. that s when senator scott is set to formally announce his bid. former president trump s team using the announcement about scott to hit florida governor ron desantis calling it a path to second place his campaign relesioning a statement that reads, quote, ron desantis failed shadow campaign has opened the floodgates for career politicians looking to see an opportunity to raise profile head of the 2028 race and tim scott aggressive media purchase doesn t need to cap desantis but scott sees same thing as youngkin kristy and others the path to second place is wide open. they smell ron desantis blood in the water and no longer see him as an obstacle kellyanne conway straight to you is this the race to second place? it looks that way and trump is ahead in primarily polls comfortly over
you as welg well run successful campaigns as whole you look at a big diverse field many of whom who have relationships with donald trump and serve and under trump unn ambassador it is a big diverse field. is this the race for second place? well donald trump has a commanding lead. i mean, he s so far out in front i don t know that anybody could catch him. but i have a tim scott i served with him in congress i serve with ron desantis in congress. i ve been to i don t know countless dinners with tim scott i m proud that he s a leader in our party. ting shows that we have a depth of bench that is highly capable and tom scott is inspirational for so many people i ve read his book and spent twiem him he s the real thing and i think he ll do exceptionally well as voters get to know him can he get to the finish line that s catching lightning in a bottle but i m just telling