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Mace to airport officers: 'You would never treat Tim Scott like this'

Per the official police report, Mace invoked Sen. Tim Scott's name during her October 30, 2025 confrontation with officers at Charleston International Airport.

FILE - Rep. Nancy Mace, walks to join other members of the House Oversight Committee, Dec. 13, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. Three Republican incumbent U.S. House members in South Carolina are facing primary challengers in 2024, including Mace, who is seeking a third term with the backing of Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Photo: SC Public Radio. Source

On October 30, 2025, per the official Charleston County Aviation Authority police report, Mace said to airport officers:

"You would never treat Tim Scott like this."

The remark was one of several documented in the police report from the incident at Charleston International Airport.

Source: SC Public Radio · archived

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