Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., told Newsmax on Monday that former South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley's endorsement of former President Donald Trump in a Wall Street Journal editorial a day before Election Day was not too little, too late.
"I would take an endorsement from Nikki Haley if I was Donald Trump whenever it comes in, to be honest with you," Scott told "The Record With Greta Van Susteren." "One of the things that she represents in the party is a clear, consistent person who has been decisive in the process. Having her perhaps speak to the late-breaking voters who may be apathetic more than undecided, maybe she helps mobilize those folks."
Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the Trump administration, has had an often-combative relationship with her former boss. But Scott, who competed with Haley and Trump in the Republican presidential primaries, said anything that can help Trump win is welcomed.
"For me, this is really a turnout election," Scott said. "Therefore, every bullet, every weapon in the arsenal that we can use to mobilize and motivate voters is a good thing. And I'll just put Nikki Haley's op-ed saying vote for Donald Trump as a part of another reason that women, men, Black, white, rich, poor, north, south, especially the battleground states, get them out to vote.
"This is going to be an election decided by that voter turnout, and I'll take it as a win."
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