NBC’s Melvin Nastily Asks Tim Scott: Is GOP ‘Using You’ as a ‘Token’?

Kyle Drennen | June 11, 2020
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During a contentious interview with Republican South Carolina Senator Tim Scott on Thursday, NBC’s 3rd Hour Today show co-host Craig Melvin wondered if the only black GOP member of the U.S. Senate was being “used” by his party as a “token” to lead policing reform efforts in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Scott promptly rejected the insulting suggestion.