Key takeaways:
- Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has criticized Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over his state’s controversial slavery curriculum.
- The curriculum has been met with criticism from civil rights groups, prominent Black politicians from both parties, and conservative Florida Rep. Byron Donalds.
- The controversy surrounding the curriculum and Trump’s legal woes has raised questions about the 2024 GOP presidential race, and how it will affect the race and the decision of voters.
Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has criticized Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over his state’s controversial slavery curriculum. The curriculum suggests that enslaved people developed skills for their own benefit, which Scott believes is untrue. He believes that any skills that could be learned from slavery could be learned as a free person.
The curriculum has been met with criticism from civil rights groups, prominent Black politicians from both parties, and conservative Florida Rep. Byron Donalds.
On the same day that Trump’s attorneys met with federal prosecutors in the special counsel’s office in Washington, D.C., DeSantis was interviewed by CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe. When asked if Trump’s legal woes were disqualifying, DeSantis said it was up to voters to decide.
The controversy surrounding the curriculum and Trump’s legal woes has raised questions about the 2024 GOP presidential race. Senator Scott is one of the contenders, and he has been vocal in his criticism of DeSantis. It remains to be seen how the controversy will affect the race, and whether voters will take Trump’s legal woes into account when making their decision.
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