How Tim Scott plans to capitalize on GOP Senate gains



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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Sen. Tim Scott champions Bitcoin as an investment for low-income Americans



Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) publicly declared his support for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency for the first time at the Bitcoin 2024 conference.

The comments from South Carolina Republicans are a huge boost to crypto investors, given that Scott is the ranking Republican member of the Senate Banking Committee, which has oversight over the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Scott spoke to Wyoming Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis at the conference in a one-on-one chat, in which he expressed his desire for regulatory bodies to allow cryptocurrencies to remain innovative.

"We need to make sure that on our Committee, the Banking Committee, that we create the kind of rules of the road that are very wide. We need a wide pathway for Bitcoin to be successful here at home. We need to make sure that things like taxation and regulation do not stifle innovation," Scott said.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler has been criticized by cryptocurrency investors for not clearly defining the rules surrounding platforms and transactions. The SEC has reportedly punished crypto companies, making him a popular target for those speaking at the Bitcoin conference.

President Trump, for example, garnered huge applause when he pledged to fire Gensler, promising to end the "anti-crypto crusade" by the SEC.

Later, Sen. Scott claimed that cryptocurrency provides an opportunity for impoverished and lower-class Americans to make investments:

"I became a huge fan [of Bitcoin] because I grew up in a single-parent household mired in poverty, and I always wondered how do we get opportunity back to the poorest Americans to these marginalized communities," the 58-year-old told Sen. Lummis, according to Unchained. "The ability to bring resources and opportunities and access to the marketplace to the people who need it most — that is what Bitcoin is about ... to give the average American a chance."

Other politicians, like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have touted Bitcoin and said that he is "fully committed" to the currency, admitting that he has "most of [his] wealth in Bitcoin."

Despite all the praise from politicians, noted skeptic and whistleblower Edward Snowden warned about the increase in government participation with crypto platforms.

"Cast a vote, but don't join a cult," he remarked, according to the Tennessean. "They are not our tribe. They are not your personality. They have their own interests, their own values, their own things that they're chasing. Try to get what you need from them, but don't give yourself to them."

However, Return's managing editor Peter Gietl, who attended the conference, said that politicians are now leaning toward Bitcoin after seeing its value increase exponentially over recent years.

"As of today, it's worth almost $1.4 trillion and is the ninth-most valuable asset in the world. It's no longer possible to ignore the power Bitcoin has in the world," Gietl said.

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The Vibes Are Great Again: Bandaged Trump Rallies 'United and Energized' GOP In Milwaukee

Thunderous chants of "USA" filled the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, where former president Donald Trump made his first public appearance since surviving an assassination attempt—his bandaged ear a reminder of how narrowly he cheated death just two days before at a rally in Pennsylvania.

The vibes were great again.

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Blaze News original: One heartbeat away — who will Trump tap for VP?



Who will former President Donald Trump select as his running mate?

While the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee has not yet announced a pick, some reports earlier this month suggested figures being vetted included North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson.

"Anyone claiming to know who or when President Trump will choose his VP is lying, unless the person is named Donald J. Trump," Brian Hughes of the Trump campaign has noted, according to reports.

President Joe Biden is currently the oldest president in U.S. history, but if Trump wins the 2024 election and completes the full term, he would become the oldest person ever to serve as president.

'But given Trump's endorsements lately, it's unlikely that he will suddenly shift to the right when it comes to his running mate.'

Blaze Media's Daniel Horowitz told Blaze News that Trump is so well-known that his vice presidential pick won't change voters' minds about him.

But Horowitz said the choice of running mate does matter for conservatives because of the chance "that the vice presidential candidate could become president," and because if Trump loses the 2024 contest, the person who was chosen "as his running mate will instantaneously have the inside track on a leadership role in the party and the movement going forward."

Horowitz said that Vance "most closely represents the values of" Trump's "core supporters. But given Trump's endorsements lately, it's unlikely that he will suddenly shift to the right when it comes to his running mate."

Vance, who authored the book "Hillbilly Elegy," entered office last year.

Before Trump won the 2016 presidential election, Vance described himself as a "never Trump guy," saying, "I never liked him."

But Vance now says he was wrong about Trump, stating that while he did not think Trump would be a good president, Trump was a "great president."

The senator has a 93% session score from Heritage Action.

"Unfortunately, most of the names being bandied about as his top prospects, such as Doug Burgum and Tim Scott, represent the antithesis of why Trump was elevated to prominence to begin with. They embody the old GOP," Horowitz said.

Scott, who has served in the Senate since 2013, launched a GOP presidential primary bid last year only to later drop out.

The senator has an 88% session score from Heritage Action.

'No thank you.'

Burgum, who has served as North Dakota governor since late 2016, also launched a Republican presidential primary run last year before later dropping it.

But during his short-lived White House bid, he made the unorthodox move of offering people a $20 gift card if they donated $1 to his campaign.

"Struggling under Biden's economy? Let us help. Donate $1 and we'll send you a $20 gift card in the mail. That's a pretty good deal!" Burgum tweeted.

The peculiar tactic likely helped Burgum meet the unique donor thresholds required to take part in Republican presidential primary debates last year, because he made it into the first two debates.

In 2021, Burgum vetoed a bill that would have barred public schools from knowingly allowing males to participate on female sports teams. But then in 2023, Burgum signed a bill stipulating that school sports meant for females may not be open to male students.

"If Doug Burgum is the pick, you have an uninspired selection who has an unrealistic view on green issues, excuses ESG and has ties to big government globalists like Bill Gates. No thank you," Keith Malinak of BlazeTV's "Pat Gray Unleashed" told Blaze News in a statement.

"My hope is that Trump picks Byron Donalds. Donalds clearly has a love for America, respects the US Constitution and can beautifully deliver a liberty minded message to an audience hungry to hear it articulated," he stated.

Donalds, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2021, announced a House speakership bid last year after Kevin McCarthy had been ousted from the role. Ultimately, House Republicans tapped Rep. Mike Johnson (La.) for the role.

While Donalds has a 100% session score from Heritage Action, Stefanik has a score of just 58%.

Stefanik was tapped for the role of House Republican Conference Chair after the House GOP booted Liz Cheney from that post in 2021.

Trump has issued a ringing endorsement of Stefanik, calling her "SMART, STRONG, and TOUGH."

'Conservatives have nowhere else to go, and Trump is certainly behaving as if he knows that.''

Cotton has a 46% session score from Heritage Action, while Rubio has a 67%.

Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, served as HUD secretary during Trump's White House tenure.

Last month, Trump declared on Truth Social that former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley was not being considered for vice president, stating, "Nikki Haley is not under consideration for the V.P. slot, but I wish her well!"

"The dominant hiring trend for Trump has been strong and attractive women, and beta males — Trump likes to be the only rooster in the hen house. There have been a few exceptions to this, but by and large this is the trend. Given that, I have been predicting for months he would pick Tulsi Gabbard to further the (correct) narrative the Democrat Party has gone insane," BlazeTV host Steve Deace told Blaze News in a statement.

Then-Rep. Gabbard mounted a Democratic presidential primary bid in 2019 but ultimately dropped out and backed Joe Biden in 2020.

In 2022, the former Democratic lawmaker declared that she was ditching the Democratic Party, which she said is "under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers who are driven by cowardly wokeness."

She has indicated that she would accept the role of Trump's running mate if he were to offer it to her.

"As for what conservatives should think, I don't think they should think anything or have any expectations," Deace said in his statement to Blaze News. "Trump is king and can do what he wants. Conservatives have nowhere else to go, and Trump is certainly behaving as if he knows that."

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Steve Bannon sentenced to prison; says ‘look at the rise of MAGA’



Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon has been ordered to report to prison on July 1 due to contempt of Congress charges after defying the subpoena from the January 6 committee.

His sentence is set to last four months, which Sara Gonzales notes is suspicious.

“It’s not lost on me, shouldn’t be lost on you — it’s July 1. It’s a four-month prison sentence, ok? So, July, August, September, October, November. So, Steve Bannon will now be sidelined until November during campaign season,” she says wearily.

The judge had previously paused the sentence when it was handed down in October 2022 while Bannon appealed his conviction, but the judge has just ruled that the original reasons behind the postponement no longer apply after the Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously against his position.

But Bannon could not have made it clearer that he’s not giving up and that Trump supporters have a lot to look forward to as the election nears.

“I’ve got great lawyers, and we’re going to go all the way to the Supreme Court if we have to,” Bannon said after his bail was revoked.

Bannon then addressed the Justice Department: “They’re not going to shut up Trump. They’re not going to shut up Navarro. They’re not going to shut up Bannon, and they’re certainly not going to shut up MAGA.”

“Look at the rise of MAGA. Look at the rise of Donald Trump. If the election was held today, according to Harry Enten over at CNN, President Trump would win in a landslide,” he added. “This is about one thing. This is about shutting down the MAGA movement, shutting down grassroots conservatives, shutting down president Trump.”

“Not only are we winning, we are going to prevail, and every number and every poll shows that. There’s nothing that can shut me up, and nothing that will shut me up. There’s not a prison built or jail built that will ever shut me up.”

“All victory to MAGA, we’re going to win this, we’re going to win at the Supreme Court, and more importantly we’re going to win on November 5 in an amazing landslide with the Senate, the House and also Donald J. Trump back as President of the United States,” he concluded.

Like Gonzales, Stu Burguiere is well aware that this has everything to do with the upcoming election.

“It would be great if the people in Washington trusted us to make the decision that is really our decision to make. They keep trying to take it away from us in every way possible,” Stu Burguiere says. “They want to do everything except let this jury of 330 million people, and you know, millions of those voters, make the decision ourselves.”


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