Republican Sen. Tim Scott threw his hat into the ring for the 2024 presidential election today:

Here were a few of the top replies:

Since the replies weren't very charitable there, I looked for some replies on other posts:

Yeah, it's gonna be rough out there for Scott in 2023 pre-apocalyptic America. I'm not here telling you how to vote – I've got no real bone to pick with Tim Scott and America would be better if there were a lot more men like him.

I'm just showing you what the unfiltered comments from Twitter are!

All of this aside, Donald Trump's reaction to the news was the big tell. Pay attention to who Trump is attacking.

Translation: "You're not a threat, thanks for stealing votes from DeSantis!"

Here's where the candidates (potential and declared) stand according to the most recent poll on favorability of political figures (why Elon is in there I don't know):