Sen. Tim Scott says Democratic voters in New York City are looking to socialism as they pivot toward mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

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Senator Tim Scott appeared in New York to discuss the political climate and recent election outcomes. He criticized a local candidate's socialist campaign, calling it misguided, and attributed recent economic challenges such as inflation and high interest rates to government spending during the pandemic. Scott argued that increased government control and taxation lead to fewer opportunities and higher prices, referencing historical trends and recent U.S. economic data.

Scott also highlighted the coalition formed by former President Trump among diverse working-class groups, suggesting a shift in political support. He concluded by promoting his new book, which celebrates stories of ordinary people making significant contributions through faith and hard work.

Sen. Tim Scott: Running on socialism in NYC 'clearly misguided'

So, you see that there. And Senator Tim Scott, Cory Booker's colleague, joins us now, the Republican author of One Nation Always Under God. And Senator, good to have you here on the set. Thank you, Robert. Good to be here in New York with you. Yeah. So, you're here in New York. Let's talk about New York for a second. Unbelievable. It's pretty crazy. But, I mean, you've got the candidate here that hates police, despises capitalism, thinks prisons are effectively useless. These are the things he's said. He's a very young guy with no life experience. And he just had the best primary in the history of this city. Unbelievable. Yeah. I mean, listen. Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. Folks who want socialism in America must have missed the 2024 election. They got stumped and, frankly, they got beat like a drum. Think about this. Because of President Biden, we saw the average American household lose nearly $1,100 of spending power a month. Why? Because the Democrats spent more than $4 trillion trying to solve a problem that they created. Ultimately, it led to 9% inflation and interest rates so high that today, the average first-time homebuyer, their age, 38 years old. So, having a candidate running here in New York City on socialism is as clearly misguided as their last election attempt. What's sad is that people don't realize that and it's that that messaging that we're looking at right there on the screen is working. When the messaging that people should be hearing would be the truth, which is that, remember all that free stuff we handed out during COVID? The reason that you can't afford anything right now is because of that. That's what it was. It's not because of evil rich people. It's because the government got high, throwing money around, which is what they love to do, and now you can't afford, you know, what? The grocery store, every possible thing, a house. Everything has just inflated to the max because of that. The government is the worst kind of monopoly. The prices go up and the quality goes down, access goes away, and this is what we've seen happen all across our country, and frankly, it is world history that the more you centralize control, the less of it you have. The more you tax those who have resources, the less of their resources they deploy into the private sector. That leads to this actual contraction, fewer jobs, higher prices, fewer opportunities. This is history. These are facts. You don't have to believe me. Just believe your eyes. Look around and see the devastation brought to us during the Biden years. It's why President Trump has put together a working class coalition. This is the most diverse coalition in American history in my lifetime. We're talking about 48% of Hispanic men, over 30% of African American men, 50 plus percent of Native Americans and millennials, 50% voting for President Trump because they want real opportunities to live their version of the American dream. What they don't want is the government to define what the American dream must be for them. Yeah. I mean, people have to get off this idea that the government can give you prosperity and freebies is the way to an easier life. It just doesn't work and never will. I want to just show this real quick because we had the president today took a trip up to the roof of the White House, which got everybody's attention and all the media down on the ground screaming about it. If we can play this out, guys, let's go ahead and take a listen. Come down and talk to us. What are you building? Are you going to build up? Hi, sir. What does that mean? What do you? Can you give us another hint? We'll show you. It's just another way to spend my money for the country. Taking a closer look, I guess, at the new ballroom attaching to the White House. I know you had a walk with him just a couple of weeks ago with Jerome Powell. Was it last week? I think it was. It was, yes. At the Federal Reserve. I wanted to just ask you what that was like because I was so entertained watching that moment because Trump has been so angry with him and then they had this moment there. Yeah. Go ahead. Complete and total frustration. There you are. President Trump wants one thing for the American people, a strong economy. How do you get that? First of all, you need full employment. You need stable prices and you need lower interest rates. Jay Powell has been tone deaf. EU Central Bank, lowered rates. We have not lowered rates at all. We need lower rates. Frankly, the average person in this country can no longer become a homeowner. Why? Interest rates are too high and as you just said, the average price for a home, $400,000. How that's propped up, I have no idea, by the way. The more you- It's so high. The more you restrict supply, the higher the prices go. Interest rates are higher. You just can't become a first-time home buyer. That's why we're turning our attention to the working class. It's exactly what we did during the big, beautiful bill. And- Yeah. You got a new book. I was just going to get to it right there. We got the book. We can show it right there on the screen. Tell us about the book. Yes. Today, we celebrate all the wrong people as we just have been doing. Exactly. Doing all the wrong things. This book, One Nation Always Under God, celebrates real stories and profiles of courage. Average people doing amazing things because they prayed about it and they went to work to solve problems. Whether it's in the mental health space, like Dorothea Dix, or whether it's in farming and agriculture, Norman Burlock. Their stories of ordinary people really thinking about it, praying about it, and using their expertise to change the course of not only American history, but history around the world. The kind of book we should be reading. Senator, thanks so much. Thank you very much. Good to see you. All right.

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