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Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced that he is running to chair the National Republican Senatorial Committee that serves as the Senate GOP's campaign arm.
Scott, who has been a longtime ally to President-elect Donald Trump, was rumored to be eyeing the position last month, confirming his ambitions in a statement Friday. Scott's announcement follows the GOP's Senate sweep where Republicans flipped seats in Montana, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
"Let's do this!" Scott said in a statement. "I'm running for NRSC Chair because two years of a Republican agenda is good, but four years of success under Donald J. Trump is even better."
'Tim's inspiring message, record of fundraising and vision for the party makes him the perfect partner for President Trump.'
"That means the entire four years of his presidency will create low inflation, secure borders and safe streets, leading to a generation of American prosperity!" Scott continued. "With Donald J. Trump in the White House and Republicans leading the U.S. Senate, we will protect our majority in 2026 and create opportunities for all Americans."
Scott, who had presidential ambitions this cycle, also received some high-profile endorsements alongside his announcement, including current NRSC chairman Sen. Steve Daines of Montana.
"We took back the U.S. Senate in 2024, and there is no one I trust more to protect the majority in 2026 than Tim Scott," Daines said in a statement.
Scott was also backed by Republican colleagues like Senate GOP Conference Chairman John Barrasso and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
"Tim's inspiring message, record of fundraising and vision for the party makes him the perfect partner for President Trump," Barasso said. "Together, they will protect and grow the Republican majority. There's nobody better than Tim Scott."
"Protecting the majority and growing the party starts with a vision and the resources to compete anywhere," Rubio said. "That is why I'm confident in Tim leading the NRSC in 2026."
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Senators Confront Secret Service Chief At RNC Following Trump Assassination Attempt
Cheatle doubled down on her intention to continue to serve as Secret Service director following her engagement with senators at the RNC.Secret Service director takes coward's way out when GOP senators confront her at RNC: 'Resignation or full explanation!'
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle refused to answer questions at the Republican National Convention about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
Uproar over the failed assassination attempt is growing as more details slowly leak about what the Secret Service knew and what they did — or did not do — with that information in the hours leading up to a lone gunman opening fire on Trump at a campaign rally last Saturday.
'She can run, but she cannot hide.'
On Wednesday, it was revealed that law enforcement had identified the gunman as a suspicious person an hour before he opened fire. And despite the fact that a Secret Service counter-sniper team spotted the gunman 20 minutes before shots rang out, the Secret Service still allowed Trump to take the stage.
It remains unclear how the 20-year-old gunman seemingly duped the Secret Service.
But at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Republican senators tried on Wednesday to extract answers from the woman ultimately responsible for Secret Service operations.
Video shows a group of Republican senators — including Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the No. 3 Senate Republican, and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) — dress down Cheatle. There was apparent frustration among the lawmakers after Cheatle reportedly allowed only four questions at a Senate briefing earlier in the day.
"Resignation or full explanation to us right now!" Barrasso told Cheatle.
"Why would anyone allow [Trump] to go on stage when you know you've got a potential threat?" Blackburn grilled.
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Cheatle, however, refused to answer the questions.
"I don't think this is the forum for this conversation," she told the lawmakers.
The director claimed she is "happy" to answer their questions, but she answered none of them. She then tried to walk away, which angered the lawmakers. They quickly followed her and continued to grill her.
"This is exactly what you were doing today!" Barrasso screamed. "It's called stonewalling!"
"This was an assassination attempt! You owe the people answers! You owe President Trump answers!" Blackburn said.
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Cheatle has admitted the Secret Service "failed" its "no-fail mission" of protecting Trump, but she has thus far remained defiant.
In a statement released after the tense confrontation with the senators, the Secret Service reaffirmed that Cheatle "has no intentions to step down."
But that's not good enough, according to Blackburn.
"It is appalling that the Secret Service director refused to answer our questions. This is one of the greatest security failures in the history of the agency. She can run, but she cannot hide," the Tennessee Republican said in a statement shared with Blaze News.
"She is a failed leader, and she needs to immediately step down from her position," Blackburn added.
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