THE CURRENT → A FEW MINUTES WITH Issue 1025 · August 21, 2024

A few minutes with… Senator Rick Scott

“You can’t do a deal with Hamas until every Hamas member is dead”

A few minutes with… Senator Rick Scott
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Senator Scott has long been supportive of Florida’s large Jewish community, and showed that recently with his commitment to ensure the security of Jewish institutions in the state that faced threats after Hamas’ terrorist attack.

One of Donald Trump’s earliest supporters when few dared to back him, Senator Scott has remained steadfast with the current Republican Party leader. He even endorsed Trump’s 2024 pre-candidacy, against his own state’s governor, Ron DeSantis — a decision that has positioned Scott as one of the most staunchly pro-Trump voices in the Senate.

Having narrowly won his Senate seat in 2018, Senator Scott is now running for reelection against Democratic congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The latest polls show him with a four-point advantage.

In a conversation with Mishpacha, Senator Scott expressed confidence in his campaign (“Israel will continue to have a good friend in the Senate because we’re going to win”). He also reaffirmed his commitment to defending the Jewish People in the war against Hamas, predicted that Donald Trump would win because “American families will vote for him,” and asserted that “the Democratic Party has turned its back on the Jewish People.”

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