Waukee, Iowa — South Carolina Senator Tim Scott has taken one last swing through Iowa before announcing he’s running for the GOP’s next presidential nomination.
Scott spoke to about 50 people in Waukee this weekend, promising he’s comfortable in conflict and has a stiff enough spine to take on competitors.
Scott began the hour-long event by sharing with his life story and providing his list of key American values.
The most enthusiastic crowd response came when Scott described fentanyl as an existential threat to the country. Beyond his support of a wall along the border, Scott is co-sponsoring a bill to hire more border patrol agents and what he describes as surveillance technology that could detect fentanyl.
Scott has been a U.S. Senator since 2013 and he started visiting Iowa in 2014, speaking at GOP fundraisers and alongside Iowa Republicans running for office.
Scott tweeted after Saturday’s event, saying it’s time for Republicans to take back the White House and that work starts now.
