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pool of possible republica candidates running for president in 2024. senator tim scott of south carolina he has launched a presidential exploratory committee. in a twitter video, scott said he will quote never back down. in defense of the conservative values that make america exceptional. nbc's own ali vitali was abl to sit down with the republica for an exclusive interview o friday he spent much of the interview dodging direct questions including some about his potential chief rival in the race, donald trump >> to me a chance to talk abou -- >> scott did have this to sa about what is arguably the mos important voting issue of 2024 >> every time a state -- status the ability to have
mood potentially once they have to face their constituents. >> i'll be a little surprised. simply these days when you go home to have the town hall meetings and you're a member of congress, it ends up being all ideological. either it's the angriest activists on the left and right. >> i don't think it's the town hall meetings. it's the interactions as the groatry stor rgrocery store, th pool. had 14% approve of what congress is doing, you don't have to walk far to see what's going on in washington. people are desperate for action. the president has a program. the president also has a comprehensive approach, a fair balanced approach to how to deal with the debt ceiling, and what we ran into was an unwillingness to compromise, an unwillingness to put party aside for the good of country. i think people are eager to see congress move. >> it's clear i think when you look at the polls. the president won the argument about this idea of the balanced