CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - MARCH 18: Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks at the Vision ’24 National Conservative Forum March 18, 2023 in Charleston, South Carolina. The event, hosted by the Palmetto Family Council, is intended to provide conservative politicians an opportunity to outline their vision for the United States ahead of the 2024 election. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) condemned Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for supporting new Florida education standards requiring students to be taught about the “benefits” of slavery.
DeSantis, who is currently trailing GOP frontrunner Donald Trump in the presidential primary race, is known for his extreme views and criticism of “wokeness.” He recently signed a state law requiring instructors to teach middle schoolers that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
Scott, also a presidential candidate, told a press conference that he hoped “every person in our country, and certainly running for president, would appreciate that” slavery was not something to be celebrated.
“There is no silver lining in slavery,” he told reporters. “Slavery was really about separating families, about mutilating humans and even raping their wives. It was just devastating.”
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