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NBC anchor asks Tim Scott to say whether he’s a ‘token’

By Becket Adams
Published June 12, 2020 7:55pm ET
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NBC anchor asks Tim Scott to say whether he’s a ‘token’
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is the only black Republican senator. He is also the only member of Congress’s upper chamber who is subjected regularly to the racist allegation that he is a “token.” It even happened this week during Scott’s appearance on NBC’s 3rd Hour of TODAY. The moment occurred during an interview […]

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is the only black Republican senator.

He is also the only member of Congress’s upper chamber who is subjected regularly to the racist allegation that he is a “token.” It even happened this week during Scott’s appearance on NBC’s 3rd Hour of TODAY.

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