What a Weekday: Tim Scott Bends the Knee Twice

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What a Weekday: Tim Scott Bends the Knee Twice

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Jan 23, 2024

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We pull up a chair to Nikki Haley's last stand and Meatball Ron’s last supper. Tim Scott proposes marriage, though he’s saving that first dance for Donald Trump, and insults fly from birdbrain to birdbrain ahead of tonight’s no-doubt-thrilling New Hampshire primary.

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Jan 23, 2024

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What a Weekday: Tim Scott Bends the Knee Twice

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