FILE - Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks at a campaign rally, Feb. 14, 2024, in North Charleston, S.C. In some cases, Donald Trump's potential vice presidential contenders have had to abandon long-held policy positions and recant vehement criticism. In 2016, Scott excoriated Trump for his reluctance to condemn the Ku Klux Klan, his attacks on a judge's Mexican heritage, and comments equivocating about the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)