Sen. Scott Predicts Trump's Strategy for Debate: "Make Harris Talk

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., says that Trump's best chance in the debate against Harris is to get her to talk as much as possible. Scott believes that Harris's views are unpopular, and that exposing them to a wider audience will hurt her chances of winning the election.

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., has revealed what he believes is the "biggest thing" that can help former President Donald Trump in his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Scott told Fox News Digital: "The best thing Trump can get her to do is if she could talk 99% of the time."

Sen. Scott Predicts Trump's Strategy for Debate: "Make Harris Talk

Scott said that "it'll be interesting to see which Kamala Harris shows up" at the debate. He suggested that she could either be the Harris who has been part of the Biden administration, which he believes has "opened the border, ruined the economy, and ... stopped supporting Israel and allowed Iran to have all the weapons," or a "new Harris" who believes in securing the border, controlling inflation, and allowing oil and gas production in the United States.

Scott, who is a Trump 2024 campaign surrogate, said that he believes the biggest thing is for Harris to talk about her ideas. He said that when she talks about price controls, it just means product shortages. When she talks about the border, people ask why she didn't do anything about it when she was in office.

Sen. Scott Predicts Trump's Strategy for Debate: "Make Harris Talk

Scott also said that ABC News moderators should ask Harris during the debate if she will apologize to the families of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the August 2021 suicide bombing at Abbey Gate during the Afghanistan withdrawal. He also said the moderators should ask what Harris has to say to the families in this country who "can't afford grocery prices and gas prices and rent because of the inflation she and Joe Biden caused."

After plenty of debate over the debate, both camps agreed to adhere to the same rules that governed the Biden-Trump debate. The most contentious rule is that the microphones will once again be muted during an opponent's responses, which pundits see as a victory for Trump. As with the June debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, there will be no studio audience.

Sen. Scott Predicts Trump's Strategy for Debate: "Make Harris Talk

When asked about how the Republican nominee should appeal to women during the debate amid recent polling indicating Harris has an advantage over Trump when it comes to female voters, Scott said Trump should talk about important issues like the economy, education, and keeping people safe, which he argues "resonates with all men and all women."

Fox News Digital also asked whether Trump should mention during the debate a piece of legislation called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which aims to require states to obtain proof of citizenship – in person – when registering an individual to vote and require states to remove noncitizens from existing voter rolls.

Sen. Scott Predicts Trump's Strategy for Debate: "Make Harris Talk

Scott said: "Yes. As I travel around Florida because I'm up this year, one of the things that comes up in every talk is, you know, are they going to steal the election. So I think it's important to people."

Scott said he is hopeful that the bill will pass the House and then the Senate, unless Schumer wants to shut down the government.

Fox News' Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.