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The South Carolina Republican will give the former president his backing at a rally on Friday night.
Tim Scott's decision to back Trump is a blow to Nikki Haley. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
By Alex Isenstadt
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Sen. Tim Scott will endorse Donald Trump at a rally tonight in New Hampshire, a person familiar with the coming event confirmed.
The senator had competed against Trump for the Republican nomination before bowing out amid a failure to gain traction in the polls.
His decision to back Trump is a blow to Nikki Haley, a fellow South Carolina Republican, who is aiming to have a strong showing in New Hampshire’s upcoming primary. It was Haley who appointed Scott to the Senate in 2012 while serving as governor of the Palmetto state.
The New York Times was the first to report the coming Scott endorsement.
Haley responded to the endorsement while on the trail on Friday.
“Interesting that Trump’s lining up with all the Washington insiders when he claimed he wanted to drain the swamp,” she said. “But the fellas are gonna do what the fellas are gonna do.”
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