Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) hit back at former President Obama this week after the Democrat criticised the GOP presidential candidate for 2024 for comments he made regarding race and racial advancement in the nation.

Remember that we live in a country of opportunity, not one of persecution. In order to maintain their power, Democrats deny our development. In a statement on Thursday, Scott said, “The Left wants you to think that your trust in America is a sham and that progress in our country is a myth.

“The radical left’s lies are refuted by the facts of my life. We live in a nation where young black and brown boys and girls are eligible to run for president. The good news is that we will have another one, despite the fact that we have already had one.
The South Carolina Republican made his comments in response to things Obama said in a podcast interview with David Axelrod, his former top adviser in the White House, which was released on Thursday. When questioned about Scott’s messages regarding race, the former president said that Scott was not providing suggestions for how to combat institutionalised racism in the nation or addressing the challenges Black Americans experience in achieving higher levels of success.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) hit back at former President Obama this week after the Democrat criticised the GOP presidential candidate for 2024 for comments he made regarding race and racial advancement in the nation.

Remember that we live in a country of opportunity, not one of persecution. In order to maintain their power, Democrats deny our development. In a statement on Thursday, Scott said, “The Left wants you to think that your trust in America is a sham and that progress in our country is a myth.

“The radical left’s lies are refuted by the facts of my life. We live in a nation where young black and brown boys and girls are eligible to run for president. The good news is that we will have another one, despite the fact that we have already had one.
The South Carolina Republican made his comments in response to things Obama said in a podcast interview with David Axelrod, his former top adviser in the White House, which was released on Thursday. When questioned about Scott’s messages regarding race, the former president said that Scott was not providing suggestions for how to combat institutionalised racism in the nation or addressing the challenges Black Americans experience in achieving higher levels of success.

“So if a Republican, who might even be serious when they say, ‘I want us all to live together,’ doesn’t have a strategy for how to deal with the devastating generational poverty that is a result of centuries of racism in this culture, we need to take action. If that candidate won’t admit that, repeatedly, prejudice has been present in everything from the hiring process to home purchases to the way the criminal justice system functions, Obama said on the programme.

“If someone doesn’t put forth aspects that say, ‘No, we can’t just ignore all that and act like everything is equal and fair,’ both acknowledging and putting forth those elements Instead of only talking the talk, we must truly walk the walk. People are appropriately sceptical, in my opinion, if they aren’t doing it, he continued.

According to Scott, Democrats are underestimating how far black Americans have come in the U.S., while black Americans are progressing quickly within the nation. Scott, however, has faced criticism before for his remarks, including on “The View,” where Joy Behar claimed that the senator “doesn’t get it” about systematic racism.