Sunny Hostin claimed Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) will not help former President Donald Trump with Black voters if he's chosen as his vice presidential running mate. The post Sunny Hostin Says Tim Scott as VP Would Not Help Trump With Black Voters: ‘He’s The Only African American Senator’ In The GOP ‘For A Reason’ first appeared on Mediaite.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is now the clear betting favorite to become Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, after rival Kristi Noem shot her campaign dead along with her puppy. Scott is being given a 21% chance of getting the nod from the presumptive GOP presidential nominee by gamblers at online-betting site PredictIt.

Despite being Black, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)isn’t exactly a popular figure in Black America. And up until recently, he didn’t appear eager to appeal to Black voters either. The South Carolina Senator generally eschewed conversations around race in his Presidential run unless it was to tell everyone that racism isn’t an issue anymore or that welfare was worse than slavery — a message that generally lands much better with white audiences than Black ones.

The View” co-host Sunny Hostin said Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) wouldn’t help former President Trump with gaining Black voters in the 2024 election if he ends up being picked as the vice presidential candidate.