Tim Scott | Fox News | Your World with Neil Cavuto | 10.25.23

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Transcript:
Neil Cavuto: I was thinking of these protests and what you had said a few days ago calling on the United States to revoke visas that foreign students received to be in this country. And that if they have them just revoke 'em, if they're part of these anti-Israeli protests. Do you still stand by that?

Tim Scott: Well, certainly. Now, let me clarify what I said, because what I said was that when we have students on campuses that are actually encouraging Jewish genocide, who are advocating for murder and supporting terrorism, those students should be expelled from the campus. And those folks who are on a visa should be deported from our country. I stand by that without any question. I wasn't being hyperbolic then. I'm not being hyperbolic. Now, anytime you actually encourage for the genocide, the elimination of entire race of people, anytime you support terrorism and encourage murder, there should be consequences. There should be consequences for those students, and there should be consequences for those universities. Back in 2016, Neil, I worked on legislation to eliminate the anti-Semitism that we see on college campuses. Things have gotten worse. Not better. Jewish students do not feel safe on their own campuses. That is a problem that we need to focus on, and my legislation help us, helps us get there. And if our president, I would simply sign the legislation that forces these universities and colleges to take back control of their college campuses.

Neil Cavuto: You would call that the $106 billion plan that was intended to help both countries bad that it was a bad deal. What did you mean by that?

Tim Scott: Well, the $106 billion, that focus is more on Ukraine than it does the immediate threat to our ally in the Middle East. Israel is wrong directed. The focus should be on Israel. We should have a standalone package for Israel. We know that that would unite the vast majority of the House and the Senate, and the President could sign it. We should provide Israel with a clear picture of a unified America in support of their efforts to eliminate Hamas as a threat for the rest of Israel's existence, which requires the wiping Hamas off the map. This is a clear, consistent and concise message from America to our ally Israel. We should deal with Ukraine separately. If we did that, you would have the kind of support from Congress that does send a clear message to the world. We are loyal to our allies, and we will be lethal to our adversaries,

Neil Cavuto: You say?

Tim Scott: Well, listen, I'll simply say that it is important for us to focus on Israel. Now. We've provided over a hundred billion dollars over the last two years to Ukraine. I have supported resources for Ukraine. We also need the kind of accountability in the Ukraine funding that we do not need today and the Israeli funding. So why not bifurcate the matter? Keep America focused on the current situation, and we can continue to manage the resources and the accountability. Frankly, the third thing we have to do, Neil, is to focus on our southern border. The one thing I can tell you is that the people who've crossed our border from Yemen, from Syria, from Iran, from Iraq, number in the thousands, as a result of that, our own national security assessment puts us more vulnerable than we've ever been in the last several years by having the resources for our southern border, having focused on Israel, and then continuing to have the kind of management and the accountability necessary to support Ukraine. Do it separately so the American people see clarity and leadership and accountability on all three fronts. It's time for us to act now.

Neil Cavuto: What do you make of all of that?

Tim Scott: I think the Biden administration speaks with a forked tongue. At one point, they're saying publicly to Netanyahu and to Israel to go in and do what's necessary to save future lives, to end Hamas. At the same time, they're saying, do not go in with the invasion so that we can do whatever it is that the Biden administration thinks needs to be done. You and I had this conversation just recently. I said then, and I'll say it again, now that we understand that more than 500 fighters were trained in Iran, this administration is complicit. One of the challenges that we see today is that you, and you have the Biden administration showing weakness, it invites conflict. But today it's inviting chaos and misdirection. Israel needs us to stand firm to have clear direction, which basically says, start the invasion when you know it's in the best interest of the IDF and Israel. We will have your back end of sentence.