Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., responded Monday to "The View" mocking him for his leadership in bringing Black voters over to the Republican Party, saying they were starting to trend toward the Republican side after decades as reliable Democrats.
"Women of the View: My goodness gracious. Let me just be plain and simple. Without the Black vote, there is no Democratic Party," Scott told "Hannity" on Monday. "And since I was elected in 2010 to Congress, before that, no Black Republicans [in Congress]. But since then, there's been seven."
Scott said, "President Trump's policies have led to a surge" of Black Republican political candidates taking office at the "city level, to the county level, to the state level, and in Congress."
"We're seeing Black city council members, we're seeing Black assembly members all across this nation," he said. "There is a wave of Black elected officials who happen to be Republicans. But the Black vote is following."