‘Off The Charts’: Tim Scott Goes Full ‘Cringe’ In Stunning Meltdown At Trump Convention

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Sen. Tim Scott delivered a shouting, jacket-tearing speech at the Republican midterm convention Wednesday, accusing Democrats of hating American culture and warning that ‘extreme candidates will rip that heart out of our chests.’ He pivoted into an extended, high-volume declaration about God, repeating variations of ‘Jesus’ at length.

The performance drew wide mockery online, including from Democratic officials who called it embarrassing, and comparisons to sketch comedy and satire. Scott's routine was intended to brand Democrats as ‘weird,’ a framing several critics said backfired given the speech's own tone.

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When your whole plan is to hang the word “weird” on the other side, the one thing you cannot do is tear at your own jacket and holler. That's like painting a sign about your neighbor's messy yard while your own porch is falling off. His own people reaching for the same word he was aiming elsewhere is about as clean a verdict as this business ever gives you.

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