Sen. Tim Scott owes Nikki Haley a political debt.
In 2012, Haley was governor of South Carolina when Sen. Jim DeMint left the Senate to run the Heritage Foundation.
Haley appointed Scott, then a congressman, to the Senate seat. He won a 2014 special election to finish DeMint’s term and won reelection in 2016 and 2022.
But Scott’s latest show of devotion to Donald Trump, in possible pursuit of the vice presidency, has driven him to repay Haley by campaigning against her presidential campaign in their mutual home state.
Scott has campaigned for Trump in South Carolina, including on Friday, and is the star of a Trump campaign TV ad airing in the state.
Trump took pleasure in bringing up Scott’s decision to reject Haley after her support of his career, at a rally in New Hampshire the night he won that state’s primary.
“She actually appointed you, Tim. You must really hate her,” Trump said, looking at Scott standing behind him.
Scott stepped awkwardly to the microphones and said, with a big smile, “I just love you.”
Haley has said she was disappointed that Scott did not call her to inform her personally that he intended to endorse Trump.
Haley’s 22-year-old son, Nalin, has gone much further, calling Scott “Senator Judas” during campaign stops. Haley later said that Nalin “shouldn’t say” that.
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