During a day in which Donald Trump held multiple events on Capitol Hill and discussed a sprawling range of topics, senators leaving an afternoon meeting with the former president on Thursday had one big takeaway: Trump really likes Sen. Tim Scott.
Scott, who ran for president before dropping out prior to the Iowa caucuses, got a surprising amount of love from the former president — far more than other specific senators.
Asked Thursday night if his vice presidential pick was in the room during his meeting with senators, Trump told Fox News “probably.”