If Donald Trump runs for president in 2024, Sen. Tim Scott would be willing to be his running mate.
During an interview on the Fox News program Sunday Morning Futures, the South Carolina Republican signaled to host Maria Bartiromo that he was open to being a part of Trump's band.
He said that everyone wants to be on the bandwagon of the president.
He hopes that we rally around the principles that lead to our greatest success.
Scott said that he would be focused on winning reelection to a second term this November, even though he wasn't actively seeking another job.
I am not looking for a seat at this point. He said that he was looking to be reelected in South Carolina.
My hope is that you win the football game next Friday and not think about anything else. That is my primary responsibility.
It was reported last year that Trump would look to women, conservatives of color, and close advisors to serve as his second in command.
The former president and the former vice president have both been testing the water for a possible contest, with the former president holding large campaign-style rallies and the former vice president speaking at numerous conservative functions across the country.
The senator had a good relationship with Trump after he left the White House.
Scott, one of the most prominent Black Republicans in the country, met with Trump at the former president's Palm Beach political home base late last year.
Scott was deferential without being gross, according to a Republican onlooker. There was definitely chemistry there.
Scott has seen his stock rise in GOP circles after he offered the party's rebuttal to President Joe Biden's first speech to Congress.
The senator ended the year with $21.5 million in the bank after raising $7 million in the fourth quarter.
Scott was appointed to fill the expired term of former Sen. Jim DeMint, who stepped down to become the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation.
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