Sen. Tim Scott ends 3rd GOP debate with transphobic send-off

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) at the third GOP debate
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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) made a quick transphobic comment at the end of the third Republican presidential debate tonight, saying, “If God made you a man, you play sports against men.” His opponent Vivek Ramaswamy also signaled support for anti-LGBTQ+ “parents’ rights” protestors at school board meetings elsewhere during the debate.

Unlike the transphobia-filled second debate, LGBTQ+ issues were barely mentioned in the third debate. Instead, moderators mostly asked the candidates about the conflict in Gaza, U.S. relations with China, restricting military aid to Ukraine, possibly banning TikTok on U.S. phones, reforming Social Security, fighting fentanyl and drug smuggling into the U.S., and other issues.

However, at the end of the debate, a moderator asked Scott to explain why he and not Trump would be the party’s best choice to tackle the important issues facing the country. Scott said the country should “turn back” to…

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