Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott appeared on TheView to respond to criticism from the program's co-hosts over whether systemic racism is an issue in America.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott appeared on ABC's "The View" on Monday to respond to criticism from the program's co-hosts over whether systemic racism is an issue in America.
Scott had been promoting his appearance on the show in remarks and in fundraising emails, writing in one, "I'm sure it's going to be exciting television!" and in another, "Watch out, Whoopi [Goldberg]."-- policies throughout society that disadvantage a whole group -- is a problem. When pressed by co-host Sunny Hostin to give his own definition of systemic racism, or whether he even believes that it exists, Scott said, "One of the things I think about, and one of the reasons why I'm on this show, is because of the comments that were made, frankly, on this show that the only way for a young African American kid to be successful in this country is to be the exception and not the rule.
"I think people are hungry for something hopeful and optimistic," Scott said at the beginning of the discussion in response to a question from co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin on how he might try to win over those who supported former President Donald Trump. "I believe America could do for anyone what she's done for me: restoring hope, creating opportunities, and defending and protecting the America that we love, it's such an important combination."While the discussion did not touch often on specific policy, Scott reiterated his support for school choice. "One of the ways that we can restore hope in this country is to focus on our education system. We have too many kids in poor zip codes trapped in failing schools.
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