With the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville white supremacist rally looming, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) believes that President Donald Trump is moving in the “right direction” on race relations in the United States.
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) says President Trump is taking a "positive step in the right direction" on racism and violence https://t.co/wEtglz0hll pic.twitter.com/hWj1hCtopl
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 12, 2018
Certainly, his tweets yesterday were a positive sign of a better direction for the nation without any question. The president condemning all acts of racism and violence is a positive step in the right direction. And, more importantly, after my meeting with the president, he asked me last year, after Charlottesville. He asked me what can he do to make a difference in this country, bringing people together. I laid out something that I thought would be very powerful and that was the opportunity of bringing more resources back into distressed communities.
We celebrate the success of this economy without any questions, but the reality of this is that there are pockets of this country where recovery has been uneven and the opportunities and legislation supported by the president will have a positive impact, a powerful impact in communities that are distressed and, disproportionately, communities that are black and brown. – READ MORE
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