Tim Scott defends Trump’s ‘stand by’ comments: ‘He misspoke’

‘If he doesn’t correct it,’ he added about Trump’s edict to the white-supremacist Proud Boys, ‘I guess he didn’t misspeak.’ Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina defended President Donald Trump’s refusal to disavow white supremacist groups during Tuesday’s presidential debate. “I think he misspoke in response to Chris Wallace’s comment … I think he misspoke, I think he should correct it,” Scott said early Wednesday in response to a question...