Mace after Charlie Kirk shooting: 'Democrats owned what happened today'
On September 11, 2025, Mace told reporters that Democrats bore responsibility for Charlie Kirk's killing, but declined to apply the same logic when asked about a Republican-linked shooting of a Minnesota lawmaker.
September 11, 2025
On September 11, 2025, speaking to reporters after the killing of Charlie Kirk, Mace said:
"Democrats owned what happened today."
When a reporter asked whether that same logic meant Republicans owned a contemporaneous shooting of a Minnesota lawmaker, Mace replied, "Are you kidding me?"