South Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott, who is running for president, called on his rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to clarify how his state teaches students about slavery.
Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell and former D.C. Democratic Party chairman Scott Bolden discuss Sen. Tim Scott and Nikki Haley gaining ground in key primary states.on Thursday called for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to clarify how his state teaches students about slavery after the governor defended Florida's curriculum from criticism by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.
"I would hope that every person in our country, and certainly running for president, would appreciate that," he added. Scott suggested DeSantis' comments defending Florida's standards might be something he will regret and encouraged reporters to keep asking the governor questions. From left to right, Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.
"I think it's very clear that these guys did a good job on those standards. It wasn't anything that was politically motivated. These are serious scholars," he said."So don't side with Kamala on that, stand up for your state."When asked about the standards, DeSantis has redirected questions to the Florida Department of Education and said he was not involved in writing them.
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Tim Scott Hits DeSantis Over Florida’s Claim Slavery Aided Black PeopleSen. Tim Scott (R-SC) became the most high profile Republican to rebuke Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his state’s recently unveiled public school curriculum.
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Tim Scott rebukes Ron DeSantis over Florida Black history standards about slavery'As a country founded upon freedom, the greatest deprivation of freedom was slavery...' Scott said. 'So I would hope that every person in our country — and certainly running for president — would appreciate that.'
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'No silver lining in slavery': Scott slams DeSantis on Florida curriculum commentsScott took aim at DeSantis — his competitor in the Republican presidential primary — over his recent remarks about Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history.
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Tim Scott stresses 'there's no silver lining in slavery' amid DeSantis tensionsANKENY, Iowa — Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) has underscored there were no 'benefits' to slavery after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) escalated tensions with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) over Florida's new black history teaching standards.
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Scott criticizes DeSantis over his support for Florida's slavery curriculum as they stump in IowaU_S_ Sen_ Tim Scott is criticizing fellow Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis for supporting standards requiring teachers to instruct middle school students that slaves developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”
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