Tim Scott, left, and Lindsey Graham, both of South Carolina, with President Donald Trump at a rally in North Charleston on Feb. 28, 2020, the eve of the S.C. - Nikki Naik/nnaik@thestate.com/The State/TNS
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s U.S. Sen. Tim Scott will endorse former President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the senator’s plans. The New York Times was first to report the decision. Scott is expected to appear at a rally Friday night with Trump in New Hampshire, which holds its GOP primary in four days. The endorsement is a blow to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who appointed Scott to the U.S. Senate in December 2012. Haley and Trump have been working to get Scott’s endorsement ever since the state’s junior senator dropped out of the race in November. The end...
