Trump Reacts to Tim Scott’s Engagement: ‘Never Thought This Was Going To Happen, What’s Going On?’

Former President Donald Trump reacted to Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) engagement on Monday, telling a crowd of supporters that he never thought such a thing would happen.

During a campaign rally in Laconia, New Hampshire, Trump introduced Scott to the stage with a reference to his Saturday engagement.

“Today was a big story, the biggest story out there. He’s engaged to be married,” said Trump. “We never thought this was going to happen. What’s going on?”

He continued, “A very, very fine person, a man that we work so closely, and I work so closely with. He was in the Senate, he’s been there now a long time, and one of the most respected people in all of Washington. Senator Tim Scott, South Carolina.”

After shaking Trump’s hand, Scott shouted Matthew McConaughey’s “alright, alright, alright!” catchphrase into the microphone.

“If you want four more years of Donald Trump, let me hear you scream!” Scott shouted, as the audience cheered:

If you want the race to be over tomorrow, let me hear you scream! How many of y’all want four more years of low inflation under Donald Trump?! How many of y’all want four more years of low crime and high law and order under Donald J. Trump?! How many of y’all want me to stop talking so you can hear from your next president, Donald J. Trump? Four more years!

Scott proposed to his girlfriend Mindy Noce on a beach in Kiawah Island, South Carolina on Saturday after a year of dating.

Scott’s bachelorhood became a hot topic during his campaign for the presidency last year, with some critics questioning why the 58-year-old had never been married or had children.

In September, just a few months before Scott dropped out of the race, Axios reported that top Republican donors were privately “pushing Sen. Tim Scott’s team for more detail about his bachelor status before deciding how much to support him in the presidential campaign.”

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