Scott’s argument comes as polling data indicates the former president is making “record gains” with black and Hispanic voters in the 2024 presidential election. The South Carolina senator suggested that these groups are drawn to Trump’s “record of success” that he achieved in his first presidential term, which included wage growth and addressing crime.

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“And at the same time, Democrats, Sean, are losing their minds because they’re losing their voters,” Scott said on Fox News’s Hannity. “When Kamala Harris has said there’s nothing she would change about the Biden years, that means that the average family, black or white, losing a thousand dollars a month in spending power, she wouldn’t change that. Open borders, letting Venezuelan gangs in, as you talked earlier, that’s ravaging and devastating black, poor communities, she wouldn’t change any of that either. Crime destroys communities of color, and the poorest Americans feel it first. What would she do? Nothing.”

Scott also cited how Trump, during his presidency, signed legislation that provided “$84.7 billion” from the private sector to communities largely populated by minorities. Scott explained this is different from if the money had been provided by the federal government due to how the private sector “creates jobs” whereas the federal government “gives handouts,” the latter of which minority voters do not want and would rather have “a hand up.” 

The senator added that these voters want a president who is able to handle issues both domestic and international rather than someone “who can handle the global stage without falling asleep.” Scott argued that Trump “demands respect” when he deals with international affairs, which he receives.

Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt assessed Trump’s gains among minority voters stems partially from how illegal immigrants have been helped by the Biden-Harris administration while legal immigrants are “put last.” She also suggested that Trump’s closing argument before the election revolves around “a failure of a vice president” against the success of his presidency.

“Our lives by every metric were better under President Trump, he has a proven track record,” Leavitt said on Fox News’s The Faulkner Focus.

Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee began a bus tour this week to visit minority communities in an effort to shore up their support.

Polling data indicates that 17% of black voters are supporting Trump ahead of the election, more than twice the support he won in 2020. Among Hispanic voters, Trump is backed by 49% of this voting bloc, outpacing Vice President Kamala Harris by 11% and the support he won in 2020 by 19%.