Mace launches governor campaign declaring 'I am Trump in high heels' and vowing to 'burn it down to the ground'
At a Myrtle Beach town hall on August 6, 2025, Mace officially launched her South Carolina gubernatorial campaign by vowing to burn down what is broken in the state and calling herself 'Trump in high heels.'
August 6, 2025
On August 6, 2025, at a Myrtle Beach town hall officially launching her campaign for South Carolina governor, Mace said:
"I want to take what's broken in South Carolina, and I want to burn it down to the ground and build it right back up … I am Trump in high heels."
The event marked Mace's formal entry into the 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary, having announced her intention to leave her congressional seat to run for governor.