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Fri Jan 12, 2018, 01:55 PM Jan 2018

Sen. Tim Scott Says Lindsay Graham Told Him Trump's S******* Remarks Were Reported Accurately




Sen. Tim Scott: Trump's "shithole countries" comment is "basically accurate," Lindsey Graham told him

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said he talked to fellow South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham about hearing President Donald Trump's "shithole countries" comment and Graham confirmed to him the president said it.

Graham, Scott said, told him the reported comments are “basically accurate.”

“If that comment is accurate, the comment is incredibly disappointing,” Scott also told The Post and Courier on Friday morning.

read: https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/sen-tim-scott-trump-s-shithole-countries-comment-is-accurate/article_e99c2fba-f7a9-11e7-a381-d7950e17b81f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

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Sen. Tim Scott Says Lindsay Graham Told Him Trump's S******* Remarks Were Reported Accurately (Original Post) bigtree Jan 2018 OP
Hiding behind a "Black" man, Graham. Iliyah Jan 2018 #1
I wonder why Scott wants to get into the middle of this exboyfil Jan 2018 #2
I'm proud of Scott. qwlauren35 Jan 2018 #4
Tom Scott gibraltar72 Jan 2018 #3
Why isn't MGreedia discussing this? malaise Jan 2018 #5
where is graham? can't he speak for himself? spanone Jan 2018 #6

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
1. Hiding behind a "Black" man, Graham.
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 01:58 PM
Jan 2018

Come forth with it personally. That's not hard to do. Courage over fear, that is what make the USA strong.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
2. I wonder why Scott wants to get into the middle of this
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 02:01 PM
Jan 2018

He should have told Graham to issue a statement himself.

qwlauren35

(6,150 posts)
4. I'm proud of Scott.
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 02:57 PM
Jan 2018

He's Clarence Thomas re-made. He sings the GOP mantra in his sleep. I think that distancing himself from Trump took guts for him personally.

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