Editorial: Mace's airport tirade, counterpunches show contempt for police, public
The Post and Courier editorial board condemned Rep. Mace's conduct at Charleston International Airport, arguing that a scheduling mixup by airport officials did not excuse her public tirade. The board also criticized her subsequent social-media counterpunches as demonstrating contempt for law enforcement and the public.
The editorial board of South Carolina's largest daily newspaper weighed in eleven days after the October 30 incident, acknowledging that airport officials had failed to meet Mace upon arrival while still finding her response indefensible. The board addressed Mace's escalating post-incident attacks on senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham, as well as her announced defamation suit. The editorial framed the pattern as a reflection on her fitness for office, not merely a single bad moment.
"That's not leadership. That's someone who either is unable to control her rage or else has made a calculated decision not to control it."
, The Post and Courier Editorial Staff, Nov. 11, 2025
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