Overview

• Sen. Tim Scott declined to answer whether he would have certified the 2020 election results if he were vice president, a question posed during interviews on CNN and CBS.
• Scott's refusal to engage in hypotheticals contrasts with other potential Trump VP candidates, like Rep. Elise Stefanik and Sen. J.D. Vance, who stated they would not have certified the results.
• Despite his non-committal stance on certification, Scott has previously voted to certify the 2020 election in the Senate and praised former Vice President Mike Pence for doing the right thing.
• Scott emphasized focusing on the future and America's primary issues, rather than revisiting past elections.
• Legislation passed in 2022 clarifies the vice president's role in the election certification process as purely ceremonial, aiming to prevent a repeat of the 2020 election controversy.