Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) reacted to his appearance on The View by saying he 'looks forward' to conflict but dissed Joy Behar for skipping out on his interview despite her comments bringing him to the table.

The 2024 GOP candidate referenced claims that Behar darkened her skin during Halloween in the 1970s when she dressed as an African woman. Speaking to a crowd of conservatives in Atlanta on Friday, Scott called the talk show host 'Joy Blackface Behar.'

Scott, the only black Republican U.S. senator, is one of six 2024 hopefuls at conservative radio personality Erick Erickson's The Gathering conference He continued to push his message that black Americans are not at a disadvantage and said U.S. schools need to ditch teaching Critical Race Theory.

'It was a fascinating experience for them, and it was an interesting experience for me,' Scott said when asked about appearing on The View in June. 'People think because I'm optimistic and positive that maybe I'm just a nice guy and that's all. The truth is that, when you say something that is disgusting, offensive and undeniably wrong, I'm the guy you don't want to watch.'

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott slammed The View host Joy Behar for not appearing on his episode where he went on in order to address her criticisms that he wouldn't be a Republican if understood race issues in the U.S.

Scott called the host Joy 'Blackface' Behar is reference to criticisms she received for a 1970s Halloween costume where it appeared that she darkened her skin when dressing as an African woman

'And going on The View to have a conversation about their comments and going toe-to-toe with Whoopi and the rest of the hosts – unfortunately, Joy 'Blackface' Behar did not decide to show up for the conversation she started,' Scott said to some cheers, sneers and laughs.

'I look forward to that kind of conflict because I want to resolve the issue,' he added. 'You don't have to be an exception if you're an African American to succeed in this world. All you have to do is go as high as your character and your grit and your hardwork will take you.'

Scott's appearance on The View came after Behar said on the show earlier in the summer that he wouldn't be Republican if he really understood race issues.

The senator didn't appreciate those comments and decided to go on the show to present his message and describe why he's a Republican and why he doesn't feel like black people are at a disadvantage in the country.

But Behar didn't go head-to-head with Scott because she was not on the episode where the 2024 hopeful appeared since she usually takes off on Mondays.

Erickson mentioned that his appearance on The View was the biggest chatter among conference attendees who were able to submit questions online before the event.

Scott went on The View in June to talk about being a black conservative in America after Behar said he didn't understand race issues

Scott gave his mother Frances Scott, who was in the audience, a big hug at the top of his Q&A with Erickson on Friday morning.

While Scott admits that his grandfather and mother lived during times where they had to be the 'exception' to be successful as black Americans, he said we live in a different, evolved America now.

'I, born in the 1960s – our country has evolved so far that listening to the women of The View tell me that I don't know what it means to be black in America, tell me that you have to be an exception and not just the rule to succeed in this nation. Don't get me fired up about defending the nation I love.'

He also expressed the Critical Race Theory must be eliminated from any U.S. curriculum. CRT is widely opposed by Republicans who claim it teaches that America is an inherently racist country.

'We should spend less time in the rear view mirror and more time with the big windshield of the future of this nation,' Scott said on Friday. 'Let's define and decide the future for ourselves.'

'Let's empower our kids not with indoctrination but with education. Let's get back to the good ole fashion A, B and C and let's eliminate CRT. Those thoughts ruin the left,' he lamented.

Scott is the only candidate that has been called out by America's first and only black President Barack Obama. He detailed that the criticism was because Obama and others on the radical left don't like his optimistic message for black Americans.

Scott said during a conservative conference in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday that it 'ruffles feathers' that he has an optimistic message for black Americans because it ruins their narrative

'That kind of ruffles the feathers of the left,' he described. 'Their entire identity politics falls apart when we recognize that we've come so far as a nation that our future will be determined by the quality of our education… That's America's future. They can't hardly stand it. They do not like the truth spoken.'

The South Carolina senator also went on the attack against President Joe Biden.

'We elected the wrong guy,' Scott said of the President when asked why he went on record to say that American doesn't have the weapon power needed to defend ourselves after supply so much munitions to Ukraine in it's war with Russia.

'Here's my wrap-up – it's time to fire Joe Biden, it is time to fire Merrick Garland and it's time to fire Christopher Wry. We need to clean out the entire DOJ, we need to clean out the White House staff, we need to clean out all the political appointees so we can restore confidence and integrity for the American people.'

He also said: 'We restore confidence and we get rid of the problems and the confusions that we are seeing from President Biden by having a president that can walk and chew gum at the same time. Pun not intended.'