'Unified': Rep. Gowdy And Sen. Scott Talk Unity, Race And Their Party

'Unified': Rep. Gowdy And Sen. Scott Talk Unity, Race And Their Party

By Chance Seales

By Chance Seales
April 4, 2018

April 4, 2018

"The current path is destructive, it is untenable, it is unsustainable." — Rep. Trey Gowdy

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

Rep. Trey Gowdy and Sen. Tim Scott sat down with Chance Seales to discuss politics, race and their new book, "Unified: How Our Unlikely Friendship Gives Us Hope for a Divided Country."

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