Liberal tax reform critic tries to slam Sen. Tim Scott — then he shuts her down with the truth

A liberal critic of the Senate GOP's tax reform bill criticized Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on social media Friday during Senate debate on the bill. Scott was quick to hit back with a resounding response.

What happened?

It all began when actress Alyssa Milano encouraged her followers to watch the debate by linking to C-SPAN on Twitter. Then one of Milano's followers replied by criticizing a comment that Scott made on the Senate floor — that even a savings of $100 will help the country's poorest Americans.

Then someone doubled down and tagged Scott's Twitter handle, informing him of the reply — and what he saw as an insult.

@SenatorTimScott - are you serious? When was the last time you spent time w/a “struggling family”?

— Melissa Jo Peltier (@MelissaJPeltier) December 1, 2017

How did Scott reply?

Even though he is now a U.S. senator, that doesn't mean Scott doesn't know what it's like to be a poor American or live in a family that struggles with finances. He was quick to inform his critics of that fact.

In response, Peltier told Scott: "Massive Respect to you for overcoming those disadvantages to get where you are now. My husband came from exactly such a childhood. That makes him even more concerned about those who didn’t make it out. Have you no compassion for them at all?"