Sen. Rick Scott declined several times to condemn Trump's recent social media post suggesting Mitch McConnell had a 'death wish' because he supported 'Democrat sponsored Bills' and using a racist name to describe his former Cabinet Secretary Elaine Chao.
" host Margaret Brennan pressed Scott, who chairs the Senate GOP's campaign arm, several times to condemn Trump's racist and incendiary post, and to acknowledge that Democrats have not begun killing Republicans.
"I didn't see what she said," Scott said of "the killings" comment, which came during a rally for Trump on Saturday night when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told attendees that, "Democrats want Republicans dead. They've already started the killings,""What I quoted you is a phrase saying McConnell has a death wish. He said racist things about Elaine Chao. And then, 'they have already started the killings.
"I think we all have to figure out how do we start bringing people together and have a common goal to give every American the opportunity to get a great job, their kids to have an education, they believe they can be anything and make sure everybody lives in a safe community. That's what I do every day. And I've tried to bring people together to do that," Scott replied."I believe what the President Trump was talking about is the fact that we can't keep spending money.
"He look — he likes for, you know, he gives people nicknames. I'm sure he has a nickname for me. Alright. So you can ask him what he means by his nicknames. What I — what I want to make sure I hit what I can do. I can try my best to bring people together and I'm gonna try to bring people together," Scott responded.
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