Gov. Haley to announce Sen. DeMint's replacement at noon today; Update: It's Rep. Tim Scott!; Update: It's official

GOP officials are confirming that Gov. Haley (R-S.C.) will announce Sen. DeMint’s temporary replacement today.

Gov. Nikki Haley will announce DeMint replacement at Noon today in South Carolina, GOP officials say.

— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) December 17, 2012

As Twitchy reported, Sen. DeMint is giving up his Senate seat to head The Heritage Foundation.

https://twitter.com/laureneliseTV/status/280655111703896064

Who will it be? Will Tim Scott, a favorite pick of many, trend again before noon? We suspect she won’t heed Howard “Yeearggh” Dean’s call for comedian Stephen Colbert.

Twitchy will update with the full announcement when made by Gov. Haley.

Update: Reportedly, it is Rep. Tim Scott, now Senator Scott!

Gov Nikki Haley has just announced that Rep. Tim Scott will replace Jim DeMint as SC Senator. Excellent news! Congrats to him.

— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) December 17, 2012

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will appoint Rep. Tim Scott to Jim DeMint's Senate seat, two GOP sources tell me and @psteinhausercnn

— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) December 17, 2012

Great news "@jeffzeleny: Gov. Nikki Haley chooses Tim Scott to replace DeMint as SC senator, three Republicans say. Noon announcement"

— Stephen Parks (@parksbrarian) December 17, 2012

Twitchy will continue to monitor and will update when the official announcement is made.

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Fox News is confirming.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will name Rep. Tim Scott, R-S.C., to succeed Sen. Jim DeMint, Fox News confirms

— IrritatedWoman (@irritatedwoman) December 17, 2012

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will name Rep. Tim Scott, R-S.C., to succeed Sen. Jim DeMint, Fox News confirms

— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) December 17, 2012

And reaction rolls in.

Nice! | RT @OHCONSERVATISM: Tim Scott to replace DeMint in South Carolina.

— Sean Hackbarth (@seanhackbarth) December 17, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS TIM SCOTT! RT @KurtPickhardt Today is going to be historic.

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) December 17, 2012

https://twitter.com/SetonMotley/status/280687831129661440

#SC Rep. Tim Scott has been named by South Carolina Governor Nicki Haley to replace Senator Jim DeMint Great news!! Great man!

— American Warrior (@LisatheInfidel) December 17, 2012

Tim Scott beat Strom Thurmond's son in the 2010 House primary. Now he will sit in the seat Thurmond once occupied. http://t.co/3ePtN79v

— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) December 17, 2012

https://twitter.com/jeffemanuel/status/280690164362276864

@RepTimScott http://t.co/4aLWdZuo#tcot #gop #southcarolina @SCGop

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 17, 2012

Update: The announcement has officially been made.

Official, @nikkihaley has nominated Rep. Tim Scott to fill the seat being vacated by Jim DeMint. Scott on ballot in 2014 for special elex

— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) December 17, 2012

https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/280722547299991553

https://twitter.com/AlexPappasDC/status/280722556573593600

Sen.-to-be Tim Scott accepts appointment with moment of silence for victims in CT.

— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) December 17, 2012

https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/280722807124537344

Congratulations to the new senator! Shamefully, yet predictably, the racist Left has already started spewing vicious hate and racial epithets.