ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott was on Florida’s East Coast Tuesday where he held a Get Out the Vote rally at Ormond Garage, a brewery in Ormond Beach.

What You Need To Know

  • Sen. Scott denounces the joke about Puerto Rico

  • He explains why young voters should vote for him

  • Scott encouraged his supporters to participate in Early Voting

The Republican candidate was joined by local officials and law enforcement. During his speech, he urged his supporters to vote.

“In all my races, we were behind on Election Day until we were going into Election Day. Right now, Republicans are out-voting Democrats almost two to one,” Scott said.

Scott took questions from reporters afterwards where he reacted to remarks about Puerto Rico made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden over the weekend.

“It’s a beautiful place. It was a bad joke … The Trump campaign came out and said it was wrong with what happened. So, I just wish it hadn’t happened,” Scott said.

Scott’s Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell has been traveling to college campuses for her get out the vote efforts. When asked why young people should vote for Scott, he pointed to the economy and inflation.

“What the Democrats have done all across the country have caused inflation in whether it’s healthcare, whether it’s education, whether it’s housing costs, whether it’s groceries, and so they’re making it very difficult for a young person to get started,” Scott said.