Mace announces debt ceiling 'no' vote: 'Republicans got outsmarted by a President who can't find his pants'
On May 30, 2023, Mace announced her vote against the McCarthy-Biden debt ceiling deal with a tweet containing a crude reference to perceived Biden cognitive decline that went viral and drew condemnation.
May 30, 2023
On May 30, 2023, Mace posted on X announcing her vote against the debt ceiling deal:
"Washington is broken. Republicans got outsmarted by a President who can't find his pants. I'm voting NO on the debt ceiling debacle because playing the DC game isn't worth selling out our kids and grandkids."
The "can't find his pants" line — a crude reference to perceived Biden cognitive decline — went viral and was condemned by critics as disrespectful of the presidency.
Source: X (formerly Twitter) — @RepNancyMace · archived
