Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the only black
Republican senator, has one question for those criticizing him for leading the GOP's
police reform proposal following the killing of George Floyd: Who else do you want running things?Scott said his
Twitter mentions over the last 24 hours have been filled with people essentially calling him a patsy for the Republican Party. But the senator, who is no stranger to drafting and developing legislation dealing with police accountability, wasn't having it, noting that he has faced racial profiling from police officers firsthand and has been speaking about the issue for years.
Scott also had little time for people saying he was given the responsibility because Republican leadership had no other options. On the other side of the aisle, Scott said, there are only two black lawmakers and similar lack of diversity when it comes to staff makeup.