Politics & Government
Sen. Tim Scott Calls NAACP Critique 'Ridiculous'
Ben Jealous called Scott a 'token' and leveled other criticisms.
Freshly minted as a United States Senator, it did not take long for Tim Scott to find himself on the end of some sharp criticism.
Last week during a television appearance, Ben Jealous, the head of the NAACP, said that Scott did not "believe" in civil rights, and added that on the NAACP's scorecard, Scott received a grade of "F."
See Jealous' remarks HERE.
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Shortly after he was sworn in, Scott appeared on Fox News and responded. See the attached video.
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