Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the new chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said President-elect Trump is on board to help the senator in his mission to protect and expand the newly won Republican majority in the Senate.

Scott, who was elected last week by his Republican colleagues to chair the GOP Senate campaign committee, met with the former and future president at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

“Just had a great meeting with President @realDonaldTrump! He’s ready to help the @NRSC maintain a Republican majority for its entire four years AND create a generation of opportunity!” Scott wrote in a social media post Thursday evening.

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After losing the Majority in the Senate In the 2020 elections, the Republican Party flipped four Democratic-held seats earlier this month and will control the chamber 53-47 when the next Congress convenes early in the new year.

In his first interview after being elected NRSC chair, Scott told Fox News Digital last week that “what we’re going to do is defend the seats that we have and expand the map so that we can increase the majority that the party brings us. Trump victory.”

In this month’s elections, Unlike 2016 and 2020, Trump outperformed many Republican Senate candidates.

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Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, listens as Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a primary election night event at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, South Carolina, Saturday, February 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Scott told Fox News Digital that he wants Trump to participate in the 2026 Senate elections as much as possible.

“Every day and every way, President Trump, I know you have a full-time job. I’m going to ask you to have two full-time jobs. Let’s expand that map,” Scott emphasized.

He said: “That means every day we need President Trump on the campaign trail, holding fundraisers, talking to people, because this is the party of President Donald J. Trump, and we need to make sure we expand it, from man to man. movement. We need him to do it.

Last year, Scott unsuccessfully ran for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, before ending his bid and supporting Trump. The senator was a high-profile surrogate for Trump during this year’s election campaign.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump turns to Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina during a Fox News Channel town hall, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

While not as favorable as the 2024 Senate map, the 2026 election landscape gives Republicans some opportunities to flip seats.

Democratic Senators Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Gary Peters of Michigan face re-election in two years in key battleground states that Trump flipped last week.

And Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will be up for re-election in a perennial swing state that Trump lost but outperformed from his 2020 performance. In Virginia, where Trump lost by just five points last week, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner will be re-elected.

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“How to enlarge the map? » Scott asked. “Take Georgia, Michigan, New Hampshire and Virginia. And if you go further, take a look at New Mexico and Minnesota. President Trump was very competitive in those states.”

But the Republicans will also have to play defense. Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is re-elected in a reliably blue state. And Sen. Thom Tills of North Carolina is also standing in 2026, in a battleground state that Trump narrowly won.

Scott emphasized that “the good news is that as long as Susan Collins is there, I think we have a chance to win. Last time she won by several points. This time she will win by several points. Thom Tillis stays in North Carolina is good for our party.”

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In the 2022 election cycle, when Republicans missed a chance to win back the majority, NRSC Chairman Sen. Rick Scott of Florida was criticized for his hands-off approach during the GOP Senate primaries.

Last cycle, former NRSC Chairman Sen. Steve Daines of Montana became involved in the Republican Senate nomination battles.

Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, speaks September 5, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, during the annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)

When asked if the NRSC would take sides in competitive Republican Senate primaries during his term over the next two years, Scott told Fox News: “I think the best thing we can do is d ‘have a family conversation next year about what we’re planning. How are we going to defend this map and then make the best decisions possible to ensure that we get more seats than we currently have.”

“Thank God we’re at 53. I’d like to see 55,” Scott added.

When asked if his goal was to hold 55 seats, Scott joked: “If it were up to me, we’d have 100 seats.”

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who easily won re-election earlier this month in the blue state of New York, is expected to take over as chairwoman of the rival Democratic senatorial campaign committee. Senate Democrats will hold their leadership elections later this year.

David Bergstein, communications director for the DSCC during the last two election cycles, told Fox News that “in a difficult political environment, Democrats made history.” We won several elections in states Trump won. We significantly outperformed the presidential results. For the first time in more than a decade, Democratic senators won multiple elections in states won by the opposing party’s presidential candidate. »

“The outcome of this cycle puts Senate Democrats in the strongest possible position to reclaim the majority in 2026,” Bergstein touted.