Tim Scott and Nikki Haley push back against Obama's criticism on race relations.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has brushed off comments made by former President Barack Obama about his campaign, calling the former president’s remarks “a compliment.” Obama criticized Scott for comments he has made about race and racism in America, saying that voters had a right to be “skeptical” of claims made by minority candidates that ignore the inequality that exists in the United States. Scott has repeatedly argued that America “is not a racist country,” pointing to his own experience growing up with a single mother and eventually reaching the halls of Congress.