Senator Tim Scott to Spend $14 Million Wooing Black Voters for Trump

  • South Carolinian is only Black Republican in the US Senate
  • Scott also brings Wall Street ties in his campaign for VP pick
Senator Tim Scott, right, speaks as he stands next to former President Donald Trump during a campaign event.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, a top contender to be Donald Trump’s running mate, is on a public tour to show his potential boss what he can bring to the Republican presidential ticket: Black voters and billionaire donors.

A political action committee with close ties to Scott, the lone Black Republican in the Senate, is planning to spend $14 million to help turn out low-propensity Black and Hispanic voters in key battleground states, the group announced Wednesday.