Sen. Rick Scott of Florida highlighted his business experience when asked why his Republican colleagues should support him as Senate Majority Leader.
“I’ve been building businesses all my life,” Scott said Sunday on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. “I built the largest hospital company, built various manufacturing companies, and ran the state of Florida.”
The comments come as Scott is vying for the position of Republican Senate leader against Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and fellow Republicans Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and John Thune. The announcement comes amid a three-way race with South Dakota State. Since 2007.
Mr. Scott’s candidacy for the position is seen as a distant goal by some observers, but Republican Sens. Bill Hagerty (Tennessee), Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) and Rand Paul It has the support of Sens. Sens. (Kentucky) and Marco Rubio (Florida).
“I will be voting for my Florida colleague @ScottforFlorida to be the next Senate Republican leader,” Rubio said on Sunday’s X.
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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) speaks at an election observation party in Bonita Springs, Fla., on election night, Nov. 5, 2024.
But the Florida Republican is seen by some as the friendliest candidate for President-elect Trump, as Hagerty pointed out in endorsing Scott.
“This new majority leader must be able to work with President Trump to promote America First policies,” Hagerty wrote in a post to Mr. X on Sunday. “That’s why I want to meet a Senate Majority Leader who will join me in embracing Trump’s policies to unite Senate Republicans. I will be voting for Rick Scott on Wednesday.”
Scott himself appeared on “Sunday Morning Futures” and argued that the Republican Senate should reflect the will of voters and hinted at working with Trump.
“Washington should represent Republican voters across the country,” Scott said.
“We have a mandate for change… Who represents all Republican voters? I ran for office two years ago because I thought we needed to make change in the Senate,” he continued. “I’ve been talking to my colleagues, and I think everyone recognizes that change needs to happen. So that’s the problem. “The question will be who will make the changes.” Make sure you finish those things?”
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Scott has expressed hope that Trump will publicly support his bid for the top job, but some reports suggest the president-elect is hesitant to get involved in the campaign. is.
Meanwhile, Thune urged President Trump to distance himself from the campaign.
Sen. John Thune, RS.D. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh/File)
“Obviously, if he wanted to, he could have quite a bit of influence on it, but to be honest, I don’t think that’s my preference and I think it’s probably in his best interest. ” said Thun. During an appearance on CNBC last week, he said his relationship with President Trump had been rocky at times.
“Secret ballot elections for the Senate are probably best left to the senator, and he has to work with all of us when this is all said and done,” added Thun, who currently serves as the Senate Minority Party member. “But whatever he does, it will be his prerogative, as we know.”
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Mr. Cornyn, who previously served as Senate Republican whip, stressed that he played a role in helping Mr. Trump’s tax cuts pass through the Senate, and insisted he would be able to work with the president-elect again to get the package passed.
Republicans will return to Washington this week, with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) scheduled to host a forum with candidates on Tuesday. The election will be held by secret ballot, with incoming Republican senators Bernie Moreno (Ohio), Tim Sheehy (Montana) and Jim Justice (West Virginia) also eligible to vote.
Only a simple majority is required to select a winner. If no candidate reaches a simple majority on the first vote, the candidate with the fewest votes will be eliminated and another vote will be held between the top two candidates.
Sen. John Cornyn, Republican, Texas (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/File)
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Scott insisted that a vote for him Wednesday would be a vote for a candidate who can “bring people together.”
“What we need is for someone to take the time to sit down and bring people together. We have to get 60 votes in the Senate on a lot of things, so in order to do that, someone has to be elected.” With Democrats We sat down and said, “How do we balance the budget?” How do we do these things? ’” Scott said. “That’s all I’ve done. I’m a contract man. That’s what I’ve been doing all my life.”
