Republican Senator Tim Scott caused media heads to explode when (in his response to President Joe Biden’s address to Congress) he declared “America is not a racist country.” Even though President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and House Majority Whi
United States Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities 2018 International Forum in Grapevine, Texas, on February 2, 2018. | The Christian Post/Samuel Smith
Twitter allowed the racial slur âUncle Timâ to trend for hours about Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., an African American, after he delivered the GOP rebuttal speech to President Joe Bidenâs first address to a joint session of U.S. Congress on Wednesday. Hear me clearly: America is not a racist country, Scott said in his speech, which emphasized the importance of common sense and common ground. The address was praised by conservatives.Â
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Tim Scott on Sunday thanked Biden and Harris for agreeing with his position
South Carolina Republican, who is black, insisted America is not a racist country
Biden and Harris agreed when pressed, but insisted history cannot be ignored
Scott accuses Democrats of trying to take from some to give to others
He says funding black colleges is a better solution to historical injustices
Scott drew racist insults for his rebuttal to Biden last week, including Uncle Tim
On Sunday he revealed he has been pulled over 18 times for driving while black
New York Times, Washington Post and NBC Retract FBI ‘Warning’
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HOWARD KURTZ, FOX NEWS HOST (on camera): The mostly liberal hosts at The View are beating up on Fox News, a very popular sport these days, when Meghan McCain objected, calling out her own ABC show for targeting only one side.
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MEGHAN MCCAIN, ABC HOST: We never once talked about Hunter Biden as a hot topic on the show, whereas if Ivanka Trump or Donald Trump, Jr. cough in the wrong direction, it probably would have taken up the first two blocks.