United States Senator from South Carolina and ex-Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announced that he is endorsing Donald Trump for president, thus confirming earlier media reports.
During an appearance at a Trump rally in New Hampshire, Scott stated that the US needs a president whom "our foreign adversaries are afraid of" and whom US "allies respect."
Scott, who dropped out of the presidential race in November, also noted he e ndorsed Trump because the US needs a president who will "lower taxes," close the southern border and "unite our country."