Tim Scott Soft introduces his girlfriend at the GOP debate
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the only individual candidate vying for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has insisted for months that he is finally off the market — but the girlfriend he occasionally mentions in media appearances had not yet been public as of Wednesday been presented. That finally changed after the third GOP debate, when NBC’s post-debate coverage showed Scott, 57, smiling for photos on stage with a mystery woman whose hand he had seemed to take hold Minutes later. Scott later confirmed that the woman posing next to him was indeed his girlfriend, but refrained from telling reporters her name. Axios reported. He told the outlet that the couple had been together for “about a year or so.” Scott’s relationship status has been a hot topic among political journalists this year, with some media outlets reporting, for example New York Magazine And The Washington Postand even goes so far as to dedicate entire articles dedicated to his love life.
