Billionaire Elon Musk has praised Republican Senator Tim Scott’s first campaign ad for the 2024 presidential race.

Scott, 57, filed paperwork to run for president in the upcoming election on Friday when he registered with the Federal Election Commission.

He is the only black GOP senator and the filing preceded his official announcement in South Carolina on Monday.

Tesla CEO Musk shared the first political ad from Scott’s campaign on Twitter with his 140 million followers.

The politician denounced the ‘victim culture’ children grow up in and said young people should be taught ‘individual responsibility’ instead.

Billionaire Elon Musk has praised Republican Senator Tim Scott’s first campaign ad for the 2024 presidential race

Scott, 57, filed paperwork to run for president in the upcoming election on Friday when he registered with the Federal Election Commission

“Great statement from @votetimscott,” Musk wrote in a tweet accompanying the video.

In the clip, Scott claimed that American children “grow up immersed in a culture where everyone is a victim.”

And he insisted that they be taught the important lesson of “individual responsibility.”

Scott said, “If you’re able-bodied, you’re working. If you take out a loan, you repay it. If you commit a violent crime, you go to jail.

His words were met with a round of applause and the clip ended with him saying, ‘Can I get an amen? I tell you the truth.’

He officially entered the 2024 presidential race on Friday and enters a Republican field that already includes Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is also expected to be added during his highly anticipated announcement next week.

Scott, the poor child of a single mother Scott from South Carolina, often points to his personal story as proof that America remains a land of promise.

He announced he would launch an exploratory committee for a presidential race in April with a video evoking the start of the civil war.

His video featured footage of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, where Confederate troops opened fire 150 years ago, and blamed Joe Biden for the disunity.

“On this day, April 12, 1861, in this port, the first shots of the civil war were fired and our country faced the decisive moment: would we really be one nation, under God, indivisible, with freedom and justice for all, says Scott.

“America’s soul has been tested – and we have prevailed. Today, our country is again tested. Once again, our divisions run deep and the threat that hangs over our future is real. Joe Biden and the radical left have chosen a culture of grievance over greatness. They promote victimhood instead of personal responsibility and they indoctrinate our children to believe that we live in a evil country,” he said.

He then used his own background to claim he was a threat to Democrats.

“Because I’m disrupting their story.” I threaten their control. They know the truth about my life disproves their lies,” he said.

The politician denounced the ‘victim culture’ children grow up in and said young people should instead be taught ‘individual responsibility’

Scott’s words were met with a round of applause and the clip ended with him saying, ‘Can I get an amen? I tell you the truth’

Tesla CEO Musk shared the first political ad from Scott’s campaign on Twitter with his 140 million followers and wrote: “Great statement”

Footage shows him standing in front of the cannons at Ft. Sumter and holding a bible.

Scott first entered public office aged 30 in 1995 as a candidate for Charleston County Council, admitting at the time that he was a virgin.

The South Carolina senator, now 57 and still single, has maintained his strong religious callings.

Her stance on abortion since announcing her exploratory committee has come under fire after stumbling through a series of campaign stops.

The pro-life senator reflected on his stance on federal abortion regulations, including whether he would support a 15-week abortion ban. He continues to publicly support a 20-week federal abortion ban.

The question is likely to arise during the campaign trail, as DeSantis has just signed a bill in Florida banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Scott enters the race with a hefty $22 million campaign war chest – bigger than any other Republican candidate.

It was reported Friday that Scott would begin airing TV ads in Iowa and New Hampshire on Monday — to the tune of more than $6 million at an initial launch during the first GOP primary debate in August.

Millions will also be spent on digital ads in early voting states, according to his campaign.

Name recognition will be a big initial hurdle for the candidate, who is working to build a better-known national profile.

His campaign advisers told DailyMail.com that the senator’s unrivaled fundraising ability and huge starting campaign fund position him well in the race and give him a leg up on other Republicans.

Trump continued to dominate in the polls and leads his closest competitor, DeSantis, by double digits in several states.

Scott came fourth in a South Carolina poll of Republican presidential candidates in April with just seven percent.

Scott first entered public office aged 30 in 1995 as a candidate for Charleston County Council, admitting at the time that he was a virgin.

Scott first entered public office at the age of 30 in 1995 as a candidate for Charleston County Council.

Scott enters the presidential race with a hefty $22 million campaign war chest