Part of: Charleston airport / TSA incident (Oct. 2025, June 2026)
Mace refuses airport apology: 'You are not going to get it'
On November 3, 2025, Mace flatly refused to apologize for her conduct toward Charleston airport officers, calling them 'incompetent government employees.'
On November 3, 2025, speaking publicly about her October 30 confrontation at Charleston International Airport, Mace said:
"I am not going to apologize. If there is an incompetent government employee at the airport who is expecting an apology this morning, you are not going to get it."
Mace made the statement as local and national outlets continued to cover the airport incident and the police report documenting her remarks.
Source: SC Public Radio · archived
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