(Radio Iowa) – Two South Carolina Republicans with White House aspirations are campaigning in Iowa. South Carolina Tim Scott has just announced he formed a presidential campaign exploratory committee — the last step before declaring he’s a candidate for the White House. He was in Cedar Rapids this (Wednesday) morning. Scott, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, released a video and it begins by noting this is the day the first shots were fired in the Civil War.

In the video, Scott says Democrats are pursing a liberal agenda and promoting a culture of grievance in America.

Senator Tim (Rep.) from South Carolina.

Scott has made frequent visits to Iowa, dating back to 2014, shortly after he was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Nikki Haley, who was South Carolina’s governor at the time. Haley, who served as United Nations Ambassador during the first half of the Trump Administration, kicked off her own bid for president early this year. She spoke to an audience in Des Moines early this (Wednesday) morning. (click on photos to enlarge)

Haley spoke at events in western Iowa earlier this week. Today’s (Wednesday’s) event was aimed at women voters.

Nikki Haley speaks during an event in Denison, IA. April, 2023

Haley was the first woman to be elected governor of South Carolina and, after winning that first race for governor in 2010, she was the youngest governor in the country.