Mace: 'They Billed Me $12,000' After Breaking Her Lease, in What She Called 'a Domestic Situation'
On the Mario Nawfal show on X on October 2, 2026, with co-host Brandon J. Weichert, Rep. Nancy Mace described renting a two-bedroom apartment in Charleston, South Carolina 'when I was in a hard time,' for 'about six months.' She said: 'when I broke my lease, they charged me like $12,000. And it was like a domestic situation. So I felt the right that I was in danger and wanted to move where I was. And they billed me $12,000 for it.' Her account is unverified by Maceopedia. She did not say who billed her or say more about the 'domestic situation,' and this entry does not either. Every quote below is verbatim from the show, checked against the audio.
Source note: this dispatch is built on an interview that aired on the Mario Nawfal show on X, hosted by Mario Nawfal with co-host Brandon J. Weichert, on October 2, 2026. The quotes are verbatim from the show's video, checked against the audio. The $12,000 and the "domestic situation" are Rep. Mace's own account; Maceopedia has not verified either, and no one else is named or characterized here.
"And when I broke my lease, they charged me like $12,000. And it was like a domestic situation. So I felt the right that I was in danger and wanted to move where I was. And they billed me $12,000 for it."
Rep. Nancy Mace said that on the Mario Nawfal show, answering a question from co-host Brandon J. Weichert about whether Republicans' message on socialism is working. She used her own experience as an example of why, she said, young people cannot afford rent. Credit for the interview goes to Mario Nawfal and Brandon J. Weichert, whose post of the segment is the source for this entry. Rep. Mace's own account, @RepNancyMace, posted a different clip of the same interview on the evening of October 6.
The clip
Our edit of the passage, with her words captioned verbatim and the show credited on screen:
Edited from the Mario Nawfal show on X, October 2, 2026. The original is on X.
What she says, in order
The timestamps are minutes and seconds into the show's video.
9:30. Asked about socialism, Mace says people are open to it "because of the way Democrats and Republicans have ruled the country for decades," and that a young person coming out of college "can't afford to buy your first home. So you go and move in with mom and dad... because they can't afford the rent." Then: "I know where I live in Charleston, South Carolina, when I was in a hard time, I have two kids."
9:31. The show's own caption names her: "Nancy Mace, U.S. Congresswoman & Republican Representative."
9:36. "What I could afford was $3,000 a month at the time for about six months. I could only afford a two bedroom apartment at three grand a month. So the kids had to bunk up or one had a couch and one had a bed or I had the couch and the two kids had the bed. I was like, are you kidding me?"
9:36. "What I could afford was $3,000 a month at the time for about six months."
9:52. "And when I broke my lease, they charged me like $12,000. And it was like a domestic situation. So I felt the right that I was in danger and wanted to move where I was."
9:53. "And when I broke my lease, they charged me like $12,000."
10:03. "And they billed me $12,000 for it. I was like, are you kidding me? F you. F you, man."
10:03. "And they billed me $12,000 for it."
10:06. "I was like, are you kidding me? F you."
10:08. "And so that's what people are like. I'm worried about my kids. I have two kids that are going through school right now. And I'm worried about, are they going to be able to find the job that they want? Is it going to be something where they can afford a home and a car and groceries? Am I going to be subsidizing my kids for the rest of my life? That's the question that I think a lot of people have."
What the record does and does not show
This entry records what Rep. Mace said. Maceopedia has not seen a lease, a bill, a court filing, or any other document about the $12,000 or the "domestic situation," and has not verified either. In the passage she does not say when the lease was signed or broken beyond "at the time" and "when I was in a hard time," does not say who billed her, and does not say what the "domestic situation" was. This entry does not supply any of those details, and it does not link the passage to any other matter or person.
The same interview is also the one in which, per the host's post, she discussed the Iran war and the midterms. Those parts are not covered here.
Full transcript of the passage
Transcribed from the audio of the show's video. Timestamps are minutes and seconds into the video.
- 9:22 That's what's happening right now because they can't afford the rent.
- 9:30 I know where I live in Charleston, South Carolina, when I was in a hard time, I have two kids. What I could afford was $3,000 a month at the time for about six months. I could only afford a two bedroom apartment at three grand a month. So the kids had to bunk up or one had a couch and one had a bed or I had the couch and the two kids had the bed.
- 9:50 I was like, are you kidding me? And when I broke my lease, they charged me like $12,000. And it was like a domestic situation. So I felt the right that I was in danger and wanted to move where I was.
- 10:03 And they billed me $12,000 for it. I was like, are you kidding me? F you. F you, man. And so that's what people are like.
- 10:10 I'm worried about my kids. I have two kids that are going through school right now. And I'm worried about, are they going to be able to find the job that they want? Is it going to be something where they can afford a home and a car and groceries? Am I going to be subsidizing my kids for the rest of my life? That's the question that I think a lot of people have.
Sources & related coverage
- The interview: Mario Nawfal on X, October 2, 2026 (hosted by Mario Nawfal, co-host Brandon J. Weichert). The segment above runs from about 8:43 to 10:29 of the video.
- Rep. Mace's own post of a different clip from the same interview: @RepNancyMace, posted the evening of October 6, 2026. Her team shared the show; this post is about the economy and does not include the passage above.
- On this site: In Her Own Words; the Get Maced podcast hub.
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