Tim Scott endorsement of Donald Trump latest sign GOP is consolidating around former president

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Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina called for the GOP to unify around Trump minutes after formally endorsing him for President. 

"It's time for us to unite our party so that we make sure that the only target we're talking about is firing Joe Biden," Scott emphasized after formally backing the former president at a Trump campaign rally in New Hampshire's state capital city.

"The best way for us to get rid of Joe Biden as our president is to unite our party now behind Donald Trump," Scott added.

He is not alone, 26 GOP senators have backed Trump and nearly 120 House Republicans are supporting Trump along with 10 governors. 

Trump, the commanding front-runner for the nomination as he makes his third straight White House run, is leagues ahead of his only remaining GOP 2024 rival - former U.N. ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley - when it comes to endorsements.

"It's weird to see such an outsider having everyone in D.C. behind him, and unifying the party at such an early stage," veteran Republican strategist Matthew Bartlett told Fox News.