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Tim Scott: “That's who he is. It's who he has been, and I didn't go in there to change who he was. I wanted to inform and educate a…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2017
That's who he is. It's who he has been, and I didn't go in there to change who he was. I wanted to inform and educate a different perspective.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Scott reflects on his meeting with Trump and comments on the president's consistent behavior regarding race and violence.

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