Sen. Tim Scott delivered a humorous and often biting speech at a press charity dinner on Wednesday night that centered on his experience as the only black Republican in the Senate.
The South Carolinian was the featured Republican speaker at a gathering of journalists and lawmakers at the 73rd annual Washington Press Club Foundation dinner at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. He had big shoes to fill – last year fellow South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham joked about how no one would tell if a fellow lawmaker murdered Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on the Senate floor.
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Here are Scott’s top 10 one-liners:
1. On being the only black Republican in the Senate:
“A black Republican is like a unicorn…people don’t believe we actually exist.”
2. To Ex-Fox News host Greta Van Susteren, now at MSNBC, who served as master of ceremonies:
“Greta, now that you’re with MSNBC, maybe you can clear something up to me. Every time someone in the media reports fake news, does Brian Williams get a royalty?” (Williams, a former NBC anchor, exaggerated a story about his experience in the Iraq war.)
3. On not joining the Congressional Black Caucus:
“Why would I want to join a black group run by a white dude? In the South, we call that a plantation! I’m just saying.”
4. On the media storm about this photo of White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway:
“Thinking about fake news, has anyone seen the controversy about Kellyanne Conway and a couch in the Oval Office? Come on people! You remember the ‘90s. That couch has had a whole lot worse things, come on now!”