Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) will now speak at Rep. Jeff Duncan's (R-SC) annual Faith & Freedom BBQ in South Carolina on Aug. 28, which is being headlined by keynote speaker and fellow GOP presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).
According to a release sent on Thursday morning, the event will feature a special appearance from Scott. This was not included in the original announcement last month.DeSantis's keynote was announced on July 27, with Duncan recalling his time in Congress alongside the Florida Republican. “I served with Gov. Ron DeSantis in Congress and know how committed he is to restoring the values that made America the envy of the world," he said at the time.
The BBQ event will also be taking place just days after the Republican National Committee's first primary debate on Aug. 23, where Scott and DeSantis, among other GOP candidates, will face off. A Fox Business poll last month showed former President Donald Trump with a commanding lead in South Carolina, an all-important early primary state, with nearly half of Republican primary voters saying they would vote for him. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley took second place with 14% in her home state, a significant departure from her national polling, which floats at about 3%. DeSantis, who is second to Trump in most polls, had 13%. Scott took fourth in what is also his home state, with 10%.
Earlier this month, Trump was the keynote speaker at the South Carolina Republican Party's largest event of the year, a fundraiser called the Silver Elephant. In an early July rally, the former president drew a reported 50,000 attendees to a rally in Pickens County, South Carolina. Previously, Pickens County Republican Party Chairman Bob Fetterly noted to the Washington Examiner the significance of this, explaining,"Trump just packed 50,000 people into a town that's home to 3,400.
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