Palmetto Voice ties Mace's foreign-born judge attack to the naturalized-citizens lane

On June 25, 2026, The Palmetto Voice published a Substack column and Facebook post titled "Defeated and Spiraling, Nancy Mace Targets Foreign-Born Judge." The post argued that Mace's attack on a federal judge born in Trinidad came after her fifth-place finish in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary and should be read beside her earlier natural-born-citizenship push.

The underlying pattern is already part of the Maceopedia record. On May 20, 2026, Mace introduced a constitutional amendment that would bar naturalized citizens from serving in Congress, on the federal bench, or in Senate-confirmed positions, saying those offices should be held only by natural-born Americans. The Palmetto Voice column connects that proposal to the new judge attack and to Mace's criticism of Rom Reddy, a foreign-born Republican who ran in the same governor primary.

The outlet also frames the episode through two other campaign-collapse lanes: Trump's endorsement of Pamela Evette over Mace and Mace's public conflict with Trump-world over the Epstein files. That makes the column useful not as a stand-alone allegation, but as outside South Carolina political commentary tying several documented threads together.

The phrase "defeated and spiraling" is The Palmetto Voice's commentary. Maceopedia records the artifact and the linkage; it does not adopt the outlet's personal characterization as a finding.

Sources and related entries:

• The Palmetto Voice, "Defeated and Spiraling, Nancy Mace Targets Foreign-Born Judge", June 25, 2026
• In the Media: The Palmetto Voice says Mace is "defeated and spiraling"
• Mace introduces constitutional amendment to bar naturalized citizens from Congress
• 2026 Governor Campaign
• Epstein Files