Tim Scott Reconciles Supporting Trump, Being Christian

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) explained that it is not that difficult being a devout Christian as well as a supporter of President Donald Trump. Scott talked about just that during an interview Tuesday on “CBS Mornings Plus.”…

Sandra RhodesAug 6, 20252 min read

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Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) explained that it is not that difficult being a devout Christian as well as a supporter of President Donald Trump.

Scott talked about just that during an interview Tuesday on “CBS Mornings Plus.”

According to a report on Fox News, Scott was on the show to promote his book, “One Nation Always Under God: Profiles in Christian Courage,” that was released Tuesday.

“As a practicing Christian, how do you reconcile your support for President Trump when many people see his actions as lacking Christian values?” CBS anchor Adriana Diaz asked Scott.

In particular, Diaz pointed to Trump telling Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to “go to Hell” recently.

Scott said that was merely political rhetoric.

“I’ve heard a lot of politicians say a lot of things about other politicians,” he said.

Scott also defended Trump’s tax cuts.

“Being able to put ourselves back on solid ground is really important,” he said. “But specifically, if you think about what President Trump has done, frankly, on reinforcing the PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) funding that provides billions of dollars to Africa for AIDS, if you think about President Trump’s approach on taxes, when we passed the Trump tax cuts in 2017, we lowered the taxes for a single mother by 70%. If you look at the expansion of the child tax credit, $2,200 today, it was $2,000 when we first passed it, it was only $1,000 before we passed it.”

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“If you look at the impact of providing the average American family with $6,000 as a result of those tax cuts and if you reverse that and look at the Biden administration years, we saw a loss of $1,075 per month in spending power. When inflation goes to 9%, interest rates follow, making everything more expensive. If you look at where we are today, 2.7% is where inflation is. I would say, without any question, the most compassionate approach to providing the best future for the American people is by giving them as many of their resources to make their own decisions,” he added.