The Corner

Tim Scott Is Good at This

Share this story

Senator Tim Scott (R., S.C.) announces his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential race in North Charleston, S.C., May 22, 2023.

Randall Hill/Reuters

I have not been coy about what I believe are the diminishing returns associated with sitting across from Tucker Carlson. Several of those running for the GOP nomination committed to the Iowa candidates’ forum that Carlson is hosting today. The best they can hope for is to do no lasting damage to their candidacies by allowing the former Fox News Channel host to steer their campaigns onto the shoals. Senator Tim Scott managed it well.

Scott declined Carlson’s repeated solicitations for a yes-or-no reaction to the Biden administration’s decision to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions. Instead, he replied with the evasive yet perfectly valid contention that the United States would not be litigating the issue if he were president today.

Noah Rothman

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

Comments

Advertisement

Advertisement