Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is defending his wild speech at the GOP midterm convention, in which he pulled at his clothes and shouted.
Scott yelled that Democrats want to "rip the heart out of our chests," threw his hands around, and made faces. As he warned about Democrats and a "battle for the heart of our nation," Scott pulled open his jacket and pounded his chest. He then pivoted to a shouted religious riff: "But Texas, we know who God is! We're talking about Jesus!"
He was mocked for the speech and his unusual behavior. Earlier this week, MS NOW host Joe Scarborough and his fellow panelists held hands and prayed for Scott after his "really weird" speech.
On Saturday, Scott appeared on Fox News to fire back at Scarborough and his panel, but his long-winded response was in turn mocked for being full of odd phrases and dubious claims.
"Think about how incredibly dangerous states like California are," Scott said. "That want to take away your kids if you don't agree with the pronouns the schools choose for your kids...they're coming for our culture...if you don't want to stand up and fight for the soul of this country, your wood is wet. It's that simple."
Journalist John Harwood highlighted the quote, "Your wood is wet," as he wondered about the phrase in a post on X.
"Huh??!!!" asked national opinion columnist Sophia Nelson.
Former GOP strategist Jeff Timmer described Scott's defense as "so stupid it makes my molars ache."
"Everything he just said is a lie," noted journalist Stephen Robinson.
"WTF is he talking about?" writer and political strategist Maureen Panzera posted. "They think the cultural wars will get them over the finish line?"
"If you believe any of this, you're a f---ing idiot," activist and Karoline Leavitt foe Jamie Bonkiewicz blasted in reaction to Scott's defense.