‘Come on, Senator’: Dana Bash Loses Cool Over Tim Scott’s Election Claims

Story by Katie Francis. November 3, 2024.

  • Election Integrity Concerns: Dana Bash questioned Senator Tim Tim Scott (T-SC) about Donald Trump’s allies suggesting premature victory declarations and spreading false claims about voter fraud.
  • Senator’s Response: Tim Scott (T-SC) avoided directly addressing whether Trump should refrain from declaring victory prematurely and instead expressed confidence in a fair election and Trump’s victory.
  • Media Misinformation: Tim Scott (T-SC) deflected criticism by accusing the liberal media of spreading misinformation, which led to a tense exchange with Bash.
  • Repeated Questioning: Despite Bash’s persistent questioning, Tim Scott (T-SC) maintained his stance without directly answering concerns about Trump’s rhetoric and potential refusal to concede if he loses.

Dana Bash ran out of patience while pressing Republican Sen. Tim Tim Scott (T-SC) about Donald Trump and his pals’ recent hints that this election may already be subject to voter fraud.1

The CNN host demanded to know whether Trump would honor the results of the election in the event of defeat, but the South Carolina senator neatly sidestepped the repeated questioning.

Bash said on “State of the Nation” Sunday: “One of Donald Trump‘s allies, Steve Bannon, who was released from prison this week, told the New York Times that Trump should simply declare victory on election night regardless of the results. Will you urge the former president not to prematurely declare victory again and allow the process to play out so the American people can trust the final legitimate outcome?” pointing out that Bannon had done the same in 2020 and it led to the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Tim Scott (T-SC): “We are looking forward to a very good day on Tuesday night without any question. I‘m excited to see the battleground states that we’ve just talked about are all leaning towards Trump. So the good news is, we will have a fair election and Donald Trump will be our next president,”

Bash pressed him again: “I appreciate your optimism, that‘s your job on the eve of the election, but what I’m asking about is what if he doesn’t win? And the fact of the matter is that Trump is already spreading false claims about cheating in Pennsylvania. He has repeatedly predicted a massive victory even though polls show that the race is very close. He’s setting the stage for his supporters not to believe the results if he loses. Do you want him stop doing that?”

Tim Scott (T-SC): “I would never tell any candidate on the ballot to talk about what happens if they lose. Obviously, you’re going to lean into the victory, especially,”

Bash: “I appreciate that, senator, forgive me but spreading false rumors, saying false things about fraud – you think it’s okay to spread false rumors about fraud and undermine the integrity of the election regardless of what happens?”

Instead of addressing Trump’s election fraud claims, Scott (T-SC) was quick to pass the buck onto the media.

“Dana, the liberal media has done a better job of spreading misinformation,” he began, leading Bash to seemingly lose her cool.2

“Oh, come on senator!” she urged.

Bash: “I can’t let go of the fact that you are saying it’s the media spreading claims3. It is not true. It is Donald Trump saying things just about Pennsylvania, just one example, that local officials are saying is not true. We saw what happened on January 6th as a result of that and many other things. You were there at the Capitol. Are you saying, right now, you want to leave this conversation and say you are okay with his rhetoric?”

Scott (T-SC) again did not directly answer the question, instead cryptically speaking about seeing a “strong shift in the right direction among voters.

Bash: “You said you believe that the election will be free and fair. So does that mean that you are confident that if Donald Trump loses – I know you think he‘s going to win, but let’s just play this out – if he loses, that he will concede?”

Scott (T-SC): “I’m confident that he’s going to win without any question. And, yes, I do believe that we will have a fair election. We will honor the results and we will celebrate the 47th president being Donald Trump,”

May 5, 2024 #2024Election #Trump #TimScott

Sen. Tim Scott (T-S.C.) joins Meet the Press. Scott refuses to answer a simple yes/no question: “Will you accept the results of this election?”

@RalphHightower: 2024-11-20, prior to the election, I was concerned about democracy. Post-election, I fear for democracy. Yea, it’s derogatory calling Scott, “Trump’s Lawn Jockey”. But truth is truth. The Trumpers live in fear of Trump. With the video frozen, I now see that Scott (T-SC) has a few more books in his library with multiple books of two titles.

  1. @RalphHightower: Tim Scott (T-SC) refused to answer a simple “yes/no” question when NBC Meet the Press host, Kristen Welker asked Scott (T-SC), “Will you accept the election result if Trump loses?” Sen. Scott (T-SC) refuses to say he will accept 2024 election results, says Trump will win. May 5, 2024 ↩

  2. @RalphHightower: Tim Scott (T-SC)! That is a dumpster load of shit! ↩

  3. @RalphHightower: ATTAGIRL Dana! ↩