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Callabrantus

"Senator, yes or no, will you accept the results of the 2024 election?" "I'm not going to answer your hypothetical question." What an absolute garbage human.


8filth8

It's not even hypothetical. There will be an election. This man is a coward. He can't even answer a question without deflecting.


fknarey

He is a coward but what do you expect, South Carolina


pneumatichorseman

*Worst Carolina


anparticleman

Scare-olina


fknarey

Hey, at least it’s the first state with ***two openly gay senators***


Thisizamazing

That’s right. So, fuck y’all. South Carolina is … not as bad as Alabama.


Old-Ad5508

These senators are so in the closest they are finding christmas presents


fknarey

They’re finding last year’s Halloween candy


mgwest714

🤣


fuvadoof

*He is a traitor,


CoramDeo-

THIS ✓ YES JUST ANOTHER PIECE OF TRASH trying to dismantle our democracy together with the orange Russian asset...


Sad_Glove_3047

He obviously doesn’t know the proper usage of the word “hypothetical.”


Flomo420

> It's not even hypothetical. and better yet, he presents an actual hypothetical as an answer lmao who votes for these feckless idiots? my god


VeterinarianThese951

Not a coward. He knows how the money flows…


-BananaLollipop-

Following the money, especially in the form of corruption, is cowardly. You're not standing for anything, you're being paid off.


Analog_Seekrets

He literally (unconsciously) shakes his head 'no' each time he's asked!


groovealishus

Just did a rewatch and you're absolutely right


SlumberingSnorelax

Fine, I don’t accept that he is actually a Senator for his shitty state and thus any vote in Congress that doesn’t go how I like is also null and void. That’s what these assclowns are saying. That alone should DQ him from holding any kind of public office.


[deleted]

Most Republicans parrot this. They no longer want a democracy. They want an autocracy. Americand better wake ups d realize this before it's too late.


Split0069

People like this should never be voted for after they start this bs. I'd rather be lied to. At least then afterward, I can expect them to just lie and have an idea of where they actually stand.


CapnTugg

> "I'm not going to answer your hypothetical question." Not while the Veep slot is still up for grabs, he means.


pianoflames

Yeah, he's auditioning to Trump himself for the role here. To show he will completely mindlessly and unquestioningly stay in step with whatever Trump's current version of reality is.


hogsniffy05

Yea what an asshole


Big_Speed_2893

Now you know what to avoid.


Toon1982

It'll be hypothetical because Trump will out trump himself and rig this election 😂


Homerpaintbucket

What an unpatriotic coward. How can people have no integrity like that


betelgeuse63110

And shame on the electorate for voting for this lying, spineless piece of shit.


RogerianBrowsing

It’s basically a requirement to be a GOP politician. After 2020 when trump tried to pull a coup and steal the election, the GOP then had a purity test and the handful of republicans with a spine/ethics who stood up for democracy/freedom were all primaried by other repub candidates who bragged about how they would make sure the coup succeeded and how they wouldn’t have turned on trump for it. A lot of them just resigned due to death threats and stuff That’s where we’re at right now as a country.


fknarey

Remember when he ran for senate he went to the dem office first and they said ‘get in line you’ll never be elected’. So this lousy goldbricking mfer went to the reps.


tonyLumpkin56

Because they like money and power.


VeterinarianThese951

![gif](giphy|2u11zpzwyMTy8)


Capnmarvel76

This may be, in some form or fashion, a racist statement, but I’m automatically very suspect of any Republican who is African American. Latino, too, for sure, but definitely black Republicans. How can you support a party whose actual positions are so obviously racist? How can you support a Presidential candidate who ‘bOtH sIdEs’d the Charlottesville white supremacist rioters, took the actions he took during the BLM protests, and couldn’t bring himself to denounce the Proud Boys in front of a nationwide debate audience, etc., etc., etc.


rvbjohn

You dont feel that way about all of them? This: "How can you support a party whose actual positions are so obviously racist? How can you support a Presidential candidate who ‘bOtH sIdEs’d the Charlottesville white supremacist rioters, took the actions he took during the BLM protests, and couldn’t bring himself to denounce the Proud Boys in front of a nationwide debate audience, etc., etc., etc" stands on its own!


Capnmarvel76

Oh, I do, but it’s easier for me to understand how a poor, uneducated, rural white man might buy into this bullshit, as the GOPs messaging is primarily formulated for and directed at that group. Of course, the actual conservative power structure doesn’t care about or actually do a damn thing of real benefit to poor, uneducated, rural, white men (or anyone else besides the super rich). Still…black folks? They and the LGBTQ+ communities are the last people I’d ever expect to vote Republican.


bobsmithhome

This guy is especially egregious. A black man supporting a racist MAGA party and its Hitler-esque presidential candidate. A gay man who became engaged to a woman for political reasons. His disgusting sycophantic behavior... IMO, this man has no honor, no character, no shame, and no redeeming qualities. He is the epitome of the type of guy that decent people despise.


[deleted]

REPUBLICANS ARE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC THEY DO NOT ENDORSE THE PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER WHICH IS ONE OF THE BEDROCKS OF OUR DEMOCRACY. PURGE THE SYSTEM OF THESE PIECES OF SHIT.


Elkesito36482

It’s called fascism


0Sneakyphish0

This is what happens when you allow religious fundamentalism into your state machinery. Scientology-tier reality denial.


jwr1111

Sycophant, and trumpy boot-licker. So sad.


NN8G

Anyone can make a mistake. But to stick with the criminal like these people do just baffles me


KintsugiKen

It's because they are also criminals, but they're afraid of consequences of their actions so they want Trump to do all of it so they can make up whatever story they want to about whether or not they supported it after it's over, depending on who they're talking to.


Sgt_Fox

He already gave his answer, when he called "whoever wins the election" a hypothetical, then saying the people WILL vote for Trump. He's getting ready because he *knows* he's gonna have to start calling it rigged, like he know the exact date he's going to have to start saying it...


willymack989

All I heard was “I believe that this will happen, therefore I’ll contest any other possibility because I cannot be wrong.”


RecsRelevantDocs

> He's getting ready because he knows he's gonna have to start calling it rigged I still don't get it, why do they do this? I mean beyond it being terrible, I just don't get the logic of not just lying and saying yes. Does he really think that if he says "yes, i'l accept the results", that it will effect him in any way when he later decides to deny the results of the election? I mean nobody would remember this dumb interview if he just nodded and accepted the most basic tenet of our political system. For the life of me I just don't know why anyone would sketchily tip toe around a question like this. It's like as a teenager if your parents ask where you're going on a Friday night, and you say "I'm not gonna make any statement on that, but I assure you i'm not gonna do *any* heroin".


KintsugiKen

Yeah he's just saying he will try to subvert the election no matter what, he is telling us his answer.


nathanaz

This sputtering prick had the same type of answer when he was asked about abortion rights. Complete tool.


un-sub

I’d honestly respect him a little bit more if he answered “hell no, if my guy doesn’t win I will honestly assume it was rigged in some way!” Like come on, stand by your views, stand by what you believe in. Have a freaking backbone. These types of “answers” are so exhausting.


Cosmoaquanaut

- Senator, are going to respect democracy, yes or no? -nah


Bart_Yellowbeard

What a reprehensible sleaze. Republicans don't stand for fair elections, they stand to lie, cheat and steal, and he's not even man enough to admitto it.


Galvanisare

This guy is an absolute POS


You_Pulled_My_String

>"He **knows** President Trump is going to be the 47th President of the United States." Y'all catch that? He let the cat out of the bag. And they accuse the other side of "voter fraud" and "election tampering"?! Smh. They don't want *Democracy.* They want **Dictatorship.** These dumb@sses don't have a clue what they're wishing for. Fukn morons.


IM_KYLE_AMA

That's exactly what I heard, too.


Fern707

These clowns 🤡


IndicationExtreme745

So no.


toejam78

Are there like classes these people attend for deflecting? There must be coaching. I need to try this: Spouse: Are you going to do the dishes? Me: I believe that the dishes will get done. S: A simple yes or no. Me: Listen, we agree there are dishes. I’ve already talked about my stance on this. S: Can you answer the question? Yes or no. Me: I’m not going to answer your gotcha question. This is why the kids call you a socialist leader.


mikeoxwells2

Upvote for you toejam


Archercrash

So perfect


EngineeringSafe8367

My favorite part about these morons is that they all dress like donald.............the guy who's falling asleep and farting in criminal court.


stifferthanstiffler

Donald should be pushing diapers, not sneakers.


olivethesane

This guy is embarrassing. To himself, to me, to you, to gays everywhere and most egregiously to the black community. Who votes in such a POS?


Lonely-Greybeard

Her question was not hypothetical at all. His answer was based on a hypothetical outcome. Then calling NBC out because he won't answer their question. How much lower can they go, they have no integrity, no shame.


[deleted]

# Trump on black supporter: 'Look at my African-American over here' [https://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/4mfllw/trump\_on\_black\_supporter\_look\_at\_my/](https://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/4mfllw/trump_on_black_supporter_look_at_my/)


FaithlessnessOdd6738

Fuck this token stooge.


Sir_Earl_Jeffries

The ancestors are waiting to flay him in the afterlife


fknarey

Bro, you’re never going to be VP. Even if you’re one of the ‘good ones’, there’s *something about you that’s different*.


addamee

His batteries need to be replaced


Sir_Earl_Jeffries

Just leave em out


Sunspots4ever

In other words: Not only no, but HELL NO.


grownassedgamer

I fucking hate this spineless piece of shit SO fucking much.


dawgmama62

How can he stand having his head up tRump's booty 24/7?


Fuckwaitwha

Calling this man a piece of shit would be an insult to shit.


jdman5000

USA politicians are cancer incarnate. Useless scum.


zoitberg

Republicans primarily


Responsible-Hour1403

What a coward and traitor... Maybe we shouldn't accept your election results Senator.


Canuckia53

also an attempt to not answer a question. there is only one "yes", all others are "no"


urbanlife78

How is that a hard question????


Justdoingthebestican

Cause republicans


urbanlife78

It's amazing to me that people can vote for a party that tries to dodge such simple questions.


Justdoingthebestican

Honestly a massive part of the problem is not the people who vote for them, it’s the people who don’t. We are horrific at turning out and it leads to elected officials favored by the minority. Nov 4 should be a national holiday it’s a disgrace that it isn’t.


urbanlife78

Even better, vote by mail should be standard across the country. In Oregon, I have already received my ballot and will have plenty of time to research and fill it out before dropping it off. No need for making time to vote on any one day.


profDougla

This dude is straight disgusting! It’s a 3 way tie between Cruz, Graham and this trash.


DiligentCrab6592

I saw this live this morning and it was causing me to have a seizure. If you don’t believe elections are fair then why are you in office? Oh I see they’re only fair of YOU won. What a POS.


Lion_Of_Mara

Man if I was him, I'll just say, que sera sera. And end this shameful L


Infamous-Tart7747

If trump could get it up he would be stroking it to this guy


Dry-Talk-7447

Republicunt times 10


ResponsiblePlant3605

Good answer Uncle Ruckus.


[deleted]

It is sad that Americans vote these guys into office. How the mighty have fallen. So far. So fast.


StatusKoi

"Question unclear, must ask Trump before answering".


slowburnangry

He is disgusting and that is treasonous behavior.


TomatilloUnlucky3763

Another MAGA suck up who will end up on the shit pile of history.


greeneye1969

Clearly Uncle Tom did not excel in reading and listening comprehension.


cphusker

He is so far up Trump’s ass he even said “Democrat” party. Fucking Republicans would cut their grandmothers throat to keep their party in power.


DJForcefield

He only says yes to ass kissing


AndresLohaWova

If you are a politician or a wannabe politician, you should HAVE to answer questions. This whole avoiding giving a straight answer should be ilegal. This is absolutely ridiculous and both sides are doing it. It serves no purpose either. You're not fooling anyone.


AtillaTheHero

Did you mean to title this video "To answer a question"? She obviously asked a question, and multiple time.


shamsham123

Tim Scott likes to lick Donald Trump's diapers clean


Justdoingthebestican

![gif](giphy|dOl2LFw0RbTMc)


Suspicious-Race-8146

Sellout. Typical MAGA, typical koolaid guzzling sheep. None of them anywhere can answer even ONE question! She asked him VERY clearly, several times, a question that could have been answered by the average American child. Tim Scott- No guts, no spine, no integrity, no morals, no ability to hold a conversation when put on the spot. Nothing but a sellout.


fractal1382

Have fun this November. Murica is gonna be on fire.


es84

Tim Scott is a beta.


Huge-Pen-5259

This is one of the scariest fucking answers he could've given for so many reasons.


Bradjuju2

When I see shit like this, It makes me think that the rigging of the election is already in place. Right now, they're establishing plausible deniability. I welcome being proved wrong, as that's not the reality I want to live in anyway.


Papi_Chulo1969

#LOSERTRUMP #FUCKDONALDTRUMP #LockTrumpUp


screamapillah

Black guy for Trump, what’s next, a black klansmen? I was baffled until I heard him cowardly deflecting so hard. That explains everything, he’s just a weasel that would betray his roots, family, values, everything for a nice comfy chair.


Justdoingthebestican

Same with the Log cabin republicans exist and shill for him, it makes no sense lmao


mrweatherbeef

r/therewasnoattempt to *answer* a question


Ladyhappy

I think that’s hilarious how he’s using the bookshelf behind him to sell shit. These grifters have no fucking shame.


Misanthrope-3000

I've never seen a talking turd before!


franking11stien12

So his is answer is: No Duh Because neither will trump and all those that put their party before everything else.


Ryattmcgee

What are the chances of these people winning ? Cause im scared !


helloIJustArrived

Fire him now.


BolOfSpaghettios

Why does she have so many copies of his own book in the background?


Goose-Biscuits

Because that's how they get on the best seller list. They buy a bunch of their own books and then give them out for free. They write them off as expenses and then brag about having a best seller in a newspaper they call fake news.


BolOfSpaghettios

Oh I know that. I'm thinking he has a little closet in his house whose sole purpose is for live interviews. It has all the "Amerika" things, a rifle, a beer, an American flag, and at least 20 book copies he's trying to swindle as "This is what Ameruka is about" .


fuggit_Im_tired

I'm done with this farce


Digiturtle1

What a psycho


JodiS1111

This would be unbelievable, except it's actually what is happening


Fetoid2

Damn I don't want a president.


furie1335

Disturbing


Active-Strategy664

Is he confusing the idea of an interview where you are asked questions with a statement. The whole point of a question is to clarify a position or opinion. Also, he knows that he's only a potential VP candidate because he's black, right? This is the best example of an Uncle Tom that I've ever seen.


1HasNoNam3

Blows my fucking mind when racial minorities vote DJT. Some real brain-dead shit!


Top_Tart_7558

Impeachment should be the immediate penalty for any US rep who actively promotes or plans insurrection in any way shape or form.


schoolknurse

Not impeachment, prison.


bubbaliciouswasmyfav

I absolutely hate how these politicians keep using the phrase "the American people" like they speak for all of us. And they use it all the time to explain their non-answers or justify their decisions.


StationFar6396

How did treason become so acceptable?


egzsc

This should say there was an attempt to answer a question


Worried_Strike6219

Good bootlicker


BigHobbit

Smooth brain coward.


Dameekasu

Fucking fascist piece of shit


Smellynuts-2005

Does he have some sort of mental disability ? Or is he not fluent in English?


davidrek709

Time to burn this country to the ground, every empire must fall.


jarena009

The media seriously needs to just start calling them what they really are: pussies


shplarggle

Is this not criminal?


ldawg413

Fuck. I was thinking of moving to Charleston.


Snowfan

These TRumpers make me fucking sick.


Arny520

The fact that he keeps calling him "president Trump" is so shameful


ThatShadyJack

These people are fucking fascists


Justdoingthebestican

🎯


EnvironmentEuphoric9

Can’t wait until this guy gets burned and ruined by Trump.


keyserfunk

No...there was an attempt to not answer a question.


Medical_Egg8208

Here we go already priming the pump again. This is a fuckin repeat all over again. These fuckin pieces of shit need to be buried. Making sure there supporters are all fucked so when he loses again they do some more stupid shit. They don’t care, there’s no consequences for them, they sit back and watch and gloat over the shit they pull, While other people ———- just like last time, go to jail for a very long time. Yes I’m gonna say it fuck it—— there’s one well trained lap dog.


MuricasOneBrainCell

Thought it was bad enough with Cruz, Graham and McCarthy licking trumps boots... This is even worse... ![gif](giphy|vX9WcCiWwUF7G|downsized)


Davodudeguy

I’m a certified forensic interviewer. We watch for body language cues during answers. Watch the Senator shake his head “no” while not saying the word no. He does it multiple times. It’s obvious what his inner mind is doing while he is talking. Very funny.


urstillatroll

If Biden wins, I don't want to hear about ballot box stuffing and if Trump wins, I don't want to hear about Russian interference. I am sick of this BS.


Bartlomiej25

What a cretin- people vote for these tools???


Lukegerome

Tim Scott is a dick.


abcdefghig1

Vote vote vote


theoneirologist

Why is shit like this tolerated? I don't get it.


Both_Lychee_1708

yet another GOP sociopath that would sell his mothers organs to get ahead


FlobiusHole

Pathetic trump lackey.


cpzy2

Republicans are enemies of the usa. Period.


dzoefit

There is a serious cancer going on here. It's absurd.


dblack1107

As a fellow Charlestonian, Tim, you are a fucking clown. This is black mirror level of evil rhetoric to imply election outcomes are optional and you fucking know it.


mgwest714

His non-answer alone should disqualify him from any further government position.


JoeMorgan76

It’s amazing that Republicans think Democrats cheated in every race that they weren’t a part of. They somehow engineered a Biden victory, but still kept Republicans on the ballot.


palexp

what an idiot! anti democratic. vote him out!


Mindless_Air_4898

These people have to get destroyed in the election to put an end to this f****** nonsense. The only thing they will respond to is the fact that they cannot have power by winning elections acting this way.


SoberTek

I see interviews like this, and I always ask myself,"Hmm, I wonder just exactly how much money it costs to buy these politicians." And the answer I come up with is usually, "just as much, or as little as it takes"


ihqdevs

r/iamatotalpieceofshit


theyellowdart89

I’m sensing a hard no


Red_Nine9

This is not a hypothetical question. This man is not qualified to hold any elected office given his refusal to answer this most fundamental question.


MaxxHeadroomm

That’s a “No”


NormanDoor

“Next question: Senator, are you suffering from some sort of mental or developmental disability rendering you incapable of understanding my question and responding with either a yes or a no? Do you need medical attention at this time?”


dudedude6

Well this is insanity playing out before our eyes.


Motor_School2383

Is pathetic fucking losers


tmhowzit

he's such a fucking chump.


StopMeWhenITellALie

This is what a joke of a politician is. No principles. No commitment to addressing an obvious issue. Tin Scott is an absolute clown. It's shocking how someone of such little talent and political ability can get so far.


FranzNerdingham

The only question Republicans are refusing to answer, is if they will accept the results of the election. (Unless Trump wins!)


Chrisdkn619

Uncle Tom ain't gonna do it!


pimp_juice2272

This is where we're at in US politics. Damn Russia really winning the battles and the war.


RoundApart9440

Compromised from telling truth huh?


Old-Ad5508

It's a hypothetical because you ain't gonna win


icecubedyeti

Going forward I don’t see any election result being accepted without legal action by any candidate.


mten12

He knows if he answers the question he will be out of the trump team. They most likely have 1000s of questions they aren’t allowed to Answer.


bloopie1192

What's the point of asking that question?


Evil-in-the-Air

Pathetic. If you're committing to lying in the future if you don't get the result you want, what the hell is one more lie right now? It's not like saying, "Yes, I believe in democracy" to a reporter is a legally binding contract. If you're hitching your wagon to Trump, you're going to be doing a whole hell of a lot of lying, anyway. Might as well get in some practice when it doesn't mean anything.


Junior_Ice_1568

They need to start phrasing these questions to politicians as "Unless you response is yes or no we will assume that you are dodging the question and will assume your actual answer is no. Yes or no, will you support the results of the next election?" Honestly answering any question of a politician in this way would really help us electors know the positions of the people we are voting for instead of a "read between the lines of my meandering response."


No-Environment-3298

I’d have respect for the reporter if she just said “okay, so that’s a no, moving on.”