Florida Sen. Rick Scott, on Wednesday criticized the Texas Republican Party’s new platform for not being “inclusive” when it described homosexuality as “an abnormal lifestyle choice.”
WASHINGTON — Florida Sen. Rick Scott, chair of the GOP’s Senate elections committee, on Wednesday criticized the for not being “inclusive” when it described homosexuality as “an abnormal lifestyle choice.”
“My experience is, you know, the Republican Party is inclusive. And so I don’t — I wouldn’t have supported that, what they did," Scott said when pressed on the homophobic language, which he said was not inclusive. He also reiterated that he accepts Biden's election. Scott, who leads the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has been reluctant to criticize fellow Republicans as he works to flip the Senate this November. Scott said be believes the party can win 54 seats and retake control of the chamber amid soaring inflation and Biden's low approval ratings.
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