Jean Ortiz who was present during the 2015 shooting also expressed the same feeling to me.
"I thought they were terrible. Like it kind of gave me a flashback...it was the same way with Dylann Roof."
Churchgoer Susie Jackson said the protest during Biden’s speech at Mother Emanuel was “frightening,” adding it made them relive the 2015 shooting.
“It wasn't the time and place. If they did it outside, that was fine, but not right there on our holy grounds.” (h/t
@gabdulhakim_
)
.
@JoeBiden
returns to South Carolina to give remarks at the historic Mother Emanuel AME Church.
Sitting right next to him is Rep. Jim Clyburn, whose endorsement in 2020 was seen as instrumental in Biden winning SC’s primary.
During a town hall,
@NikkiHaley
was asked about the Civil War.
After hearing her answer, the voter said, “In the year 2023, it’s astonishing to me that you answer that question without mentioning the word slavery.”
Haley replied, “What do you want me to say about slavery?”
.
@GovChristie
at town hall in NH Thursday night says Haley didn’t say what she said because she’s dumb or a racist.
“She did it because she's unwilling to offend anyone by telling the truth.”
On a call with reporters today, Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell said casting an uncommitted ballot in response to the conflict in Gaza in the primary is not a vote against Biden in November.
“An uncommitted vote is not a vote that says I'm not voting for Biden in November.”
.
@votetimscott
has spent the last week touring New Hampshire, South Carolina and Iowa. Today he had his last event at a town hall in Ottumwa, Iowa.
“I’m going back to Washington next week, so this is all the fun I get to have”
Sen. Tim Scott to Trey Gowdy on his engagement.
“It's the second most important decision you will make in a lifetime. Making Jesus Christ the Lord of my life was number one, and a woman I'm gonna marry number two.”
Biden responded: “I understand their passion. And I've been quietly working…with Israeli government to get them to reduce and significantly get out of Gaza using all I can to do.”
Nikki Haley and Donald Trump have reached out to Tim Scott for his endorsement a source familiar told ABC News.
Scott told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” earlier this month that his endorsement "certainly won't happen this year, if I do it at all."
First reported by Semafor
.
@larryelder
has been told by RNC that he has not made the debate stage.
A campaign advisor tells ABC Elder plans on filing an "emergency injunction to halt the debate"
I am proud to announce that my campaign has qualified for the RNC Presidential Debate in Milwaukee! My campaign has:
• Exceeded the 40k individual donors required
• Surpassed the requirement of 200+ donors in 20 states, with over 200 donors in 37 states as of now
• Polled at
Tim Scott on Biden's border wall construction to
@GuyBensonShow
:
"The truth is, you will hear more about building the wall than you will see construction material coming to the site to actually build a wall...They're just looking for headlines, and that is just devastating."
ABC News has confirmed that the U.A.W. has filed a complaint with the NLRB against Sen. Tim Scott for saying “you strike, you’re fired” after the Senator was asked by a voter in Iowa how he would handle labor negotiations.
@FritzFarrow
Christie on CO Supreme Court ruling: “I do not believe Donald Trump should be prevented from being president of the United States by any court.”
He added: “I think it would cause a lot of anger in this country if people had the choice taken away from them.”
NEW: Tim Scott has talked openly about race in America, but his messaging hasn’t often separated him from the other candidates in the field.
"I want to be Tim Scott, who happens to be Black." w/ .
@AveriHarper
"Do you think you're not too nice to do the job that needs to get done?"
A reporter's notebook: Will the 2024 candidate's optimistic message sway voters?
@ABC
According to one source, he spoke at his Charleston campaign headquarters for more than an hour on Monday, taking photos and tossing around footballs with aides. He assured them that they would be taken care of.
Strong words from Tim Scott campaign manager Jennifer DeCasper in a memo ahead of the third debate:
“Nikki’s canned lines can’t change the fact that her ceiling is low and getting lower.”
“The only thing consistent about Ron DeSantis’ campaign is how much it’s underwhelmed.”
Per a source familiar, Tim Scott’s campaign has raised $5.92 million across his entities in the third quarter and entered October with $13.3 million cash on hand.
A campaign spokesperson told ABC News, "We are fully equipped and ready to go through the early states."
NEW: Will Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war turn off young and Muslim voters in 2024?
“I don't want [Biden] to take my vote for granted and just assume that because he's the lesser of two evils that I'll just vote for him." w/
@libbycathey
DeSantis was in Columbia, S.C. today. On why Haley won’t win the primary:
“I also saw who Haley was appealing to, trying to get Democrats… That is just not a successful formula to win a Republican primary.”
My Latest: Tim Scott's bachelorhood puts spotlight on how few US presidents have been single.
Experts say the presidential spouse's role has been key, too -- but is changing.
Palestinian advocates want Michigan voters to pick 'uncommitted' over Biden: What to know
"In a democracy you are told when things are not going right, you use the ballot box to send your message.”
W/
@libbycathey
@FritzFarrow
Sen. Tim Scott’s campaign sent two letters to the RNC looking to change debate rules.
“I would propose the “carve out” state polling should be weighted more heavily when considering the podium placement for candidates at the September debate.”
.
@RepMMM
who has made headlines after saying she received death threats for voting against Jim Jordan, introduces .
@votetimscott
at her tailgate in Iowa City, Iowa.
Tim Scott told .
@libbycathey
that his decision to run in Nevada’s primary over their caucus was not out of fear of competing against Trump.
“The primary is the best opportunity for me to allow the people in Nevada, the voters, to have a chance to make the decision about me.”
The Biden administration met with Michigan officials and members of the Muslim and Arab American community in three separate meetings on Thursday.
Some of the exchanges were tense.
w/
@FritzFarrow
and
@libbycathey
On a phone call Elder told me:
"The reason that I'm doing this is because in the very beginning, the RNC shafted me...if you can't make the first debate, it's almost impossible for you to make the second debate, let alone the third debate. So I'm being realistic.”
Senator Tim Scott on Florida’s new educational guidelines: “There’s no silver lining to slavery.”
“Listen, people have bad days. Sometimes they regret what they say, and we should ask them again to clarify their positions.”
The Scott campaign’s memo to donors, first reported by Politico, appears to temper expectations for the second presidential primary debate next week.
“Press hype or a few snappy lines on national television don’t change the fundamentals of a campaign.”
INBOX: SCGOP condemns efforts to encourage Democrats participating in the GOP primary.
“I’m not going to sit back and allow Democrats to tarnish our reputation,” SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick stated.
SCOOP: Biden plans swing through South Carolina, in early glimpse at 2024 campaign.
"South Carolina between now and Feb. 3 is going to be a hot bed for Democratic politics,” DNC Chair Jaime Harrison told ABC News.
.
@NikkiHaley
drops new ad stringing together Trump’s remarks on U.S. service members.
We’re told the mobile ad will be circling Trump’s rally in North Charleston later tonight.
In a letter obtained by ABC News former GOP leaders ask RNC co-chairs to consider “carve -out” states for podium placement for the presidential primary debates.
“The polling data from these states more accurately reflects how well candidates resonate with voters”
H/T
@talstales
.
@larryelder
held a press conference outside of the Fiserv Forum this morning
“If I were a betting person, and I’m not, I would bet the forum that Larry Elder is going to on that debate stage.”
Phillips told me it was “frustrating” to be frequently interrupted by SCDP dinner attendees during his speech as they were making their way to their seats. But that he understood why it was happening.
In a memo obtained by ABC News (first reported by Politico) Tim Scott's super PAC cancels TV ad reservations.
"This electorate is locked up and money spent on mass media isn’t going to change minds until we get a lot closer to voting."
h/t
@talstales
Cornel West courts Muslim and Arab-American voters in quest for presidency.
Could the third-party candidate tip the scales in the 2024 election?
W/
@ReporterCruz
Larry Elder now planning on filing a formal FEC complaint for “violation of debate rules” and “illegal campaign contributions”
“The 2024 GOP Presidential candidate holds out hope that the RNC will re-review his debate qualifications and allow him on the stage tonight”
Sen. Tim Scott is the only member of Congress running for president in the 2024 election.
Here's how his presidential campaign is affecting his role as senator: w/
@FritzFarrow
Per
@votetimscott
team, the Senator will join Trump in Rock Hill, S.C. on Friday and then fly with the president to Columbia for the Black Conservative Gala.
At a stop in an ice cream shop in New York on Monday, Biden said he “hopes” to have a ceasefire by next Monday.
“I hope by the end of the weekend… My national security advisor tells me that we’re close, it’s not done yet. My hope is by next Monday we’ll have a ceasefire.”
.
@Kjwalsh_news
asked Tim Scott for his reaction to an op-ed in The Washington Post calling on him to drop out of the race and endorse Nikki Haley:
"Never Trumpers are uniting behind Nikki, you should ask her why.”
.
@RonDeSantis
in Columbia, SC on his plan for the Palmetto state:
“I think you're gonna see us be present more, not just in terms of me being in the state more, but also in terms of paid media where we're going to be able to tell our story.”
President Joe Biden delivers a fiery speech in Columbia, S.C.— touting his administration’s accomplishments: “Promises made and promises kept”
He warned of the “nightmare” of a Trump presidency: “I won’t let that happen”
I look forward to sharing my positive, optimistic message on the GOP Debate stage in Milwaukee.
Republicans are ready for conservative leadership with a backbone, one that will crush the cartels, stand up to China, and protect the America we all love.
Tim Scott has just canceled his planned Iowa swing this weekend because of the flu.
His campaign says “He will return to Charleston, SC to rest and recover. He looks forward to being back in the Hawkeye State next week.”