Tim Scott says loyalty to US allies is message ‘lost’ in Biden administration

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) responded to President Joe Biden’s address to the United Nations on Tuesday, claiming the Biden administration has made the country less safe and vowing to stand by the United States’s allies should he become president.

Scott, who is running for the Republican nomination for president, cited the withdrawal from Afghanistan, a recent hostage exchange with Iran, and Biden’s relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping as examples of making the country less safe and making U.S. enemies stronger.

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“Since Joe Biden took office he has made our country and the world less safe. Whether it is negotiating with terrorists, bowing to President Xi, botching a withdrawal out of Afghanistan, or putting countless American lives in danger, Biden has retreated from leading on the world stage,” Scott said in a statement. “As commander-in-chief, we will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our allies. We will be loyal to our allies and lethal to our adversaries. That is a message that has been lost in the Biden Administration.”

The statement comes after Biden addressed the U.N. in New York City. Biden, speaking before the 78th U.N. General Assembly, urged the gathered nations to continue working together to counter Russia’s naked aggression in Ukraine and combat the “existential threat” of climate change.

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“The United States seeks a more secure, more prosperous, more equitable world for all people because we know our future is bound up with yours,” he stated.

He urged world leaders to continue standing with Ukraine and fight off Russian aggression.

“Russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalize Ukraine without consequence. But I ask you this: If we abandon the core principles of the U.N. Charter to appease an aggressor, can any member state feel confident that they are protected? If we allow Ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure?” Biden posed. “The answer is no. We must stand up to this naked aggression today to deter other would-be aggressors tomorrow.”

“That is why the United States, together with our allies and partners around the world, will continue to stand with the brave people of Ukraine as they defend their sovereignty and territorial integrity and their freedom,” the president continued.

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Biden’s words come as he struggles to secure more funding for Ukraine through Congress. Scott, however, has previously claimed that the president has not done enough for Ukraine and is a supporter of supplying military aid to the European country.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) desires to pull Ukraine aid out of a government funding bill and advance it as stand-alone legislation, but Senate leaders are seeking to address the request in an omnibus bill ahead of the looming government shutdown deadline.