Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are pushing back after former President Barack Obama criticized their stances on race relations.
The two South Carolina Republicans dinged Obama for his handling of race during his presidency, with Scott, the only Black candidate running for the Republican presidential nomination, arguing on "The Mark Levin Show" that Obama missed an opportunity to unite the country as America’s first Black president.
"Let us not forget we are a land of opportunity, not a land of oppression," Scott tweeted Thursday night after the radio appearance. "Democrats deny our progress to protect their power. The Left wants you to believe faith in America is a fraud and progress in our nation is a myth.”
"The truth of MY life disproves the lies of the radical Left. We live in a country where little Black and Brown boys and girls can be President of the United States. T
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Tim Scott, Nikki Haley blast Obama s criticisms of how they handle race relations
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