Nancy Mace 'Thirst Trap' Sparks Social Media Backlash
Emell Derra Adolphus ·
A crop-top jogging photo Mace posted to social media prompted a wave of commentary ranging from lewd to anti-trans, drawing coverage of the unintended backlash and her pattern of posting attention-seeking content.
"Morning walk with cup of Joe before I hit the road!"
, Rep. Nancy Mace's caption on the social-media photo
Emell Derra Adolphus reported for The Daily Beast on the response to a crop-top jogging photo Mace posted to social media in April 2025. The image, captioned as a casual morning walk, attracted a wave of replies that the outlet described as ranging from sexually explicit to anti-trans.
One of the more widely-screenshotted responses read:
"Onlyfans, When??"
The Daily Beast documented the spectrum of replies as evidence that Mace's social-media activity had become something other than what congressional communications typically look like, and that the attention it generated was not entirely what she appeared to intend.
The piece fit into a pattern of coverage about Mace's online behavior. Across multiple cycles, reporters noted that her posts often drew outsized negative attention, including reporting that the X platform had flagged other content of hers for hateful-conduct violations during the same general period. The April 2025 photo came roughly four months after the McIntyre incident had generated sustained criticism of her conduct both online and in person.
No response from Mace's office to the backlash was reported.
