FILE - Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks in front of President Donald Trump during a campaign rally, Feb. 28, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. Scott's life has been a series of people offering a hand that helped him get ahead. Now the senator from South Carolina waits to see if former President Donald Trump gives him another boost and makes him the vice presidential nominee. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens as Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks at a primary election night party at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. A top ally of former President Donald Trump — and a potential running mate — is launching a new effort to win over Black and other nonwhite working class voters he argues could be the deciding factor in November's elections. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, will lead a $14 million campaign targeting minority voters in seven key swing states. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., shakes hands after speaking to reporters in the spin room after a presidential debate between President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump in Atlanta, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
FILE - Rep. Tim Scott, from left, speaks to reporters at the South Carolina Statehouse after being officially introduced by Gov. Nikki Haley to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat vacated by departing U. S. Sen. Jim DeMint, Dec. 17, 2012, in Columbia. Scott's life has been a series of people offering a hand that helped him get ahead. Now the senator from South Carolina waits to see if former President Donald Trump gives him another boost and makes him the vice presidential nominee. (Tim Dominick/The State via AP, File)
FILE - South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate state Rep. Nikki Haley, left, and Republican congressional candidate Tim Scott campaign, Oct. 7, 2010, in North Charleston, S.C. Scott's life has been a series of people offering a hand that helped him get ahead. Now the senator from South Carolina waits to see if former President Donald Trump gives him another boost and makes him the vice presidential nominee. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)
FILE - South Carolina state Rep. Tim Scott, one of nine Republicans running for the GOP nomination in the state's 1st Congressional District, talks with a supporter, June 8, 2010, in North Charleston, S.C. Scott's life has been a series of people offering a hand that helped him get ahead. Now the senator from South Carolina waits to see if former President Donald Trump gives him another boost and makes him the vice presidential nominee. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)
FILE - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, from left, announces U.S. Rep. Tim Scott as the state's next U.S. senator as Sen. Jim DeMint looks on at the South Carolina Statehouse Dec. 17, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. Scott's life has been a series of people offering a hand that helped him get ahead. Now the senator from South Carolina waits to see if former President Donald Trump gives him another boost and makes him the vice presidential nominee. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt, File)
FILE - Republican candidate for the 1st District, Rep. Tim Scott speaks an election night gathering, June 8, 2010, in North Charleston, S.C. Scott's life has been a series of people offering a hand that helped him get ahead. Now the senator from South Carolina waits to see if former President Donald Trump gives him another boost and makes him the vice presidential nominee. (Brad Nettles/The Post And Courier via AP, File)