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Patrick Bryant on Mace's reversal: 'Just two years ago, she sounded like an entirely different person'

On April 25, 2025, Patrick Bryant shared a column on Nancy Mace's political shift, contrasting her 2023 support for LGBTQ rights with her later rhetoric and noting the timeline of their breakup.

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On April 25, 2025, Patrick Bryant shared The State's opinion column "Is Nancy Mace redefining South Carolina politics or ruining her career?", quoting a passage on her reversal:

"Just two years ago, she sounded like an entirely different person… 'I strongly support LGBTQ rights. No one should be discriminated against' Mace tweeted in May 2023."

Bryant added a single line of context:

"We broke up in November, 2023."

This dispatch documents what Patrick Bryant shared publicly. Mace denies Bryant's allegations and Bryant denies Mace's; the dispute is the subject of ongoing civil litigation. See People in the Public Record.

Source: The State, "Is Nancy Mace redefining South Carolina politics or ruining her career? | Opinion" (Apr. 25, 2025), syndicated copy · archived