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60 entries across the record carry this tag. Browse all dispatches, or jump to a group below.

Dispatches

Incidents

  • TSA line-skip video with Debbie Wasserman Schultz (March 2026)

    March 24, 2026 · Incident

  • Charleston airport / TSA incident (Oct. 2025, June 2026)

    On October 30, 2025, Rep. Mace confronted TSA officers and airport police at Charleston International Airport, cursing loudly and invoking her congressional status. An official police report documented her conduct; she refused to apologize and called it a 'political hit job.' Fellow Republicans Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham publicly rebuked her, a threatened lawsuit named seven defendants, a December investigation found her repeated procedure failures drove the episode, and Mace fought publicly with CNN and AG Alan Wilson over an alleged falsified report. She finished last in the June 2026 GOP gubernatorial primary and subsequently conceded and endorsed Wilson.

    October 30, 2025 · Incident

  • Reported Reagan National (DCA) constituent confrontation (Nov. 2024)

    FITSNews reported in November 2025 that, a year earlier, Mace had an angry confrontation with a Charleston constituent who questioned her at Reagan National Airport, an account based on anonymous witnesses. No footage has surfaced publicly.

    November 21, 2024 · Incident

Wiki & people

  • Elliott Summey

    President and CEO of the Charleston County Aviation Authority and Charleston International Airport, whom Nancy Mace publicly blamed for releasing footage of the October 2025 confrontation and whose resignation she demanded.

    December 10, 2025 · Wiki

  • Larry Klayman

    Conservative attorney and founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch whom Nancy Mace retained to pursue threatened defamation claims arising from the October 2025 Charleston airport confrontation.

    December 10, 2025 · Wiki

  • Lindsey Graham

    Senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina who backed Tim Scott's rebuke of Nancy Mace following the October 2025 Charleston airport confrontation.

    December 10, 2025 · Wiki

  • Tim Scott

    U.S. Senator from South Carolina who publicly rebuked Nancy Mace after she invoked his name during the October 2025 Charleston airport confrontation.

    December 10, 2025 · Wiki

Media coverage

  • DHS reminds Congress: TSA perks still on hold

    Semafor reports that DHS confirmed the suspension of TSA courtesy escorts for members of Congress remained in effect as of April 1, 2026; the piece also covers the distinction between TSA courtesy escorts and Capitol Police escorts, and includes Rep. Rick Larsen's defense of congressional security arrangements.

    April 1, 2026 · Media

  • Nancy Mace Responds to Video of Her 'Skipping' TSA Airport Security Line

    Newsweek reports on a viral video showing Mace and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz being escorted past a TSA security line at Reagan National Airport during the government shutdown; Mace's office called it a misrepresentation and said the escort was Capitol Police, not TSA.

    March 24, 2026 · Media

  • Members Of Congress Caught Skipping TSA Lines During Shutdown Chaos

    Live and Let's Fly reports on the viral video of Mace and Wasserman Schultz at Reagan National (DCA), covers Sen. Cornyn's 'End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act,' and contextualizes the episode within a shutdown that left TSA officers working without pay.

    March 20, 2026 · Media

  • Senate Bill Would End Congress Members' 'Special Treatment' at Airport Security

    AirlineGeeks covers Sen. John Cornyn's 'End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act' (S.4123), which would prohibit federal funding for expedited TSA screening access for members of Congress while allowing them to use publicly available programs like TSA PreCheck.

    March 18, 2026 · Media

  • Nancy Mace Claims She's Gone Into Hiding in Unhinged Fox Interview with Maria Bartiromo

    The Daily Beast reported on Rep. Nancy Mace's Fox Business appearance with Maria Bartiromo, during which Mace claimed she had gone into hiding for security reasons following the airport controversy. The piece noted that Mace's claim contradicted public records showing she had appeared on cable news, voted on the House floor, and made district appearances during the same period.

    December 11, 2025 · Media

  • Republican Torches 'Entitled Brat' Nancy Mace Over Her F-Bomb Airport Tirade

    The Daily Beast reported on South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson's CNN appearance in which he rebutted Rep. Nancy Mace's accusation that he orchestrated the airport police report, calling her conduct a reflection of someone who sees law enforcement as servants. Wilson disputed Mace's claim that he was behind the investigation.

    December 11, 2025 · Media

  • Nancy Mace accused the SC Attorney General of 'political hit job.' He says that's a 'categorical lie.'

    South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson appeared on CNN's 'The Source with Kaitlan Collins' the night after Rep. Nancy Mace's interview, flatly denying her claim that he orchestrated the airport police report. Wilson called Mace's accusation a 'categorical lie' and described her conduct as that of 'an entitled spoiled brat.'

    December 10, 2025 · Media

  • Nancy Mace Tries Her Damndest To Deflect Responsibility For Her Wild Airport Tantrum

    HuffPost covered Rep. Nancy Mace's CNN appearance with Kaitlan Collins, focusing on Mace's denial that she called officers an idiot and her partial admission that portions of the police report were 'falsified.' The piece noted Mace later contradicted herself on X, posting that she had in fact called one person an idiot before.

    December 10, 2025 · Media

  • Nancy Mace and Alan Wilson take their feud national as SC governor's race intensifies

    The Post and Courier framed the dueling CNN appearances by Rep. Nancy Mace and Attorney General Alan Wilson as a nationally televised escalation of their rivalry in the 2026 South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary. The two candidates appeared on the same CNN program on consecutive nights to trade accusations about the Charleston Airport incident.

    December 10, 2025 · Media

  • CHS Airport police conclude investigation into Nancy Mace 'spectacle'

    Spectrum News 1 reported on the conclusion of the Charleston Airport Police investigation into Rep. Nancy Mace's October 30 conduct, publishing Chief James Woods's full findings and noting both the airport's partial responsibility for a vehicle-color miscommunication and Mace's failure to follow checkpoint procedures.

    December 10, 2025 · Media

  • Nancy Mace claims police report about airport incident was 'falsified'

    CNN's Kaitlan Collins interviewed Rep. Nancy Mace on 'The Source,' pressing her on the airport police investigation findings. Mace called the report a 'political hit job' and claimed it was 'falsified,' attributing the report to a conspiracy involving South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.

    December 9, 2025 · Media

  • 'You're saying the officers are lying?' MAGA rep confronted with her own words by CNN host

    Raw Story covered Kaitlan Collins's confrontation of Rep. Nancy Mace on CNN's 'The Source,' focusing on Collins's direct question to Mace about whether her denial of the police report meant she was accusing the officers of lying. Mace replied by calling the report '100% fictitious.'

    December 9, 2025 · Media

  • Police investigation finds Nancy Mace caused 'spectacle' at South Carolina airport

    The Washington Examiner reported on the Charleston Airport Police's published investigation findings, which concluded Rep. Nancy Mace's behavior turned a minor vehicle-color miscommunication into a public 'spectacle.' The article noted Mace had complained about waiting and directed profanity at officers.

    December 9, 2025 · Media

  • New video of Rep. Nancy Mace's airport incident released

    CNN's report airing the released Charleston International Airport surveillance footage of the October 30, 2025 escort encounter. The surveillance video is silent; the disputed verbal details come from the police report.

    December 9, 2025 · Media

  • Police investigation faults Nancy Mace for profanity-laced airport tirade

    The Washington Post reported on an internal police investigation concluding that Rep. Nancy Mace turned a minor vehicle-color miscommunication into a 'spectacle' through her conduct at Charleston International Airport. The investigation found she had berated TSA officers and airport police with profanity and insults in an October 30 incident.

    December 8, 2025 · Media

  • Sources: Nancy Mace Bracing for 'Another Viral Airport Video'

    FITSNews reported, citing anonymous sources, that Rep. Mace was anticipating release of footage from a separate November 21, 2024 confrontation at Reagan National Airport (DCA), a distinct, earlier episode unrelated to the October 30, 2025 Charleston airport incident. No video had been publicly released as of the report date, and the account rested on a single-source anonymous witness.

    November 20, 2025 · Media

  • 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.

    November 11, 2025 · Media

  • Did Nancy Mace make a Lindsey Graham gay joke after he called out her alleged temper tantrum?

    LGBTQ Nation analyzed Mace's social-media response to Sen. Lindsey Graham's rebuke of her airport conduct, reading her post, 'Interesting. Lindsey Graham all of a sudden wants to talk about women', as an insinuation about Graham's sexuality. Mace did not confirm or deny that reading.

    November 6, 2025 · Media

  • Legal threats, an airport rant and a routine meeting turned odd as SC governor spat escalates

    The SC Daily Gazette placed the airport incident in the broader context of Mace's escalating feud with Gov. Henry McMaster and the South Carolina governor's race, connecting the tirade to legal threats and political maneuvering.

    November 6, 2025 · Media

  • "Politically Motivated": Congresswoman To Sue American Airlines Over Defamation Amid Gubernatorial Campaign

    Aviation trade publication Simple Flying covered Rep. Mace's threatened defamation suit against American Airlines from an industry angle, noting the lawsuit threat came amid her declared run for South Carolina governor. The piece quoted Mace's campaign director calling the coverage of the airport incident 'politically motivated.'

    November 6, 2025 · Media

  • Over 50 leaders sign letter backing Charleston airport workers amid Mace's lawsuit threat

    More than 50 South Carolina elected officials and civic leaders signed an open letter expressing support for Charleston International Airport workers in the wake of Rep. Mace's October 30 incident and her subsequent threat to sue the airport. The letter praised the professionalism of airport and TSA personnel.

    November 5, 2025 · Media

  • 61 state leaders sign letter in support of Charleston International Airport following Rep. Mace incident

    ABC Columbia reported that 61 state and local officials, including state senators, house representatives, mayors, county supervisors, sheriffs, and school board members, signed a letter defending Charleston International Airport personnel after Rep. Mace's October 30 incident and announced legal action. The letter called the airport a vital economic engine for the region.

    November 5, 2025 · Media

  • Tim Scott & Lindsey Graham throw Nancy Mace under the bus, her response is nuts

    Daily Kos aggregated the statements from senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham rebuking Mace's airport conduct alongside Mace's escalating social-media responses, characterizing the sequence as a break between Mace and her fellow South Carolina Republicans. The piece highlighted her 'falsifying police incident reports' post and her vow to run for governor.

    November 5, 2025 · Media

  • Sen. Tim Scott denounces Rep. Mace naming him following situation at CHS airport

    Sen. Tim Scott publicly distanced himself from Mace after she invoked his name in connection with the airport incident, stating it is 'never acceptable' to berate police officers and emphasizing that elected officials serve the public.

    November 5, 2025 · Media

  • Rep. Mace announces plans to sue Charleston Airport, others for defamation

    Live 5 News reported Mace's announcement that she had retained attorney Larry Klayman and planned to sue American Airlines and Charleston International Airport for defamation, following the October 30 incident. The report was clear that no lawsuit had been filed as of November 5, 2025; Klayman characterized the airport's documentation as a coordinated effort to damage her reputation.

    November 5, 2025 · Media

  • Nancy Mace Completely Loses It After She's Called Out by Both of Her Home State GOP Senators Over Airport Fiasco

    Mediaite covered Mace's escalating social-media responses after senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham publicly rebuked her conduct at Charleston International Airport, including her post characterizing their criticism as an attack on a woman and her implied jab at Graham. The piece also reported Mace's announced defamation suit against American Airlines and the airport.

    November 5, 2025 · Media

  • Nancy Mace faces backlash, legal threat fallout from airport clash

    The Post and Courier, South Carolina's paper of record, covered both senators' condemnation of Mace's airport conduct and reported on the legal threats she issued against the airport after the police report and surveillance footage became public.

    November 5, 2025 · Media

  • Graham backs Scott over Mace in airport dispute

    Sen. Lindsey Graham sided with Sen. Tim Scott over Rep. Mace in the wake of the Charleston airport incident, describing his own interactions with airport and security staff as consistently positive and respectful.

    November 5, 2025 · Media

  • Congresswoman defends airport behavior as colleagues call her out

    The Hill provided a chronological overview of the October 30 Charleston airport incident and the ensuing controversy, covering Mace's public defense of her conduct alongside the senators' rebukes and the community letter. The piece drew together the competing accounts of what happened that day.

    November 5, 2025 · Media

  • Nancy Mace threatens defamation lawsuit against American Airlines, Charleston airport over October incident

    WCNC reported that Rep. Mace, through attorney Larry Klayman, announced plans to file defamation suits against American Airlines and Charleston International Airport over the October 30 incident. As of the report date, no lawsuit had been filed; Mace's team characterized the incident documentation as deliberately falsified.

    November 5, 2025 · Media

  • Nancy Mace demands airport CEO resign after claims she mistreated staff

    Fox News reported on Rep. Nancy Mace's demand that Charleston International Airport CEO Elliott Summey resign following the release of an incident report alleging she mistreated airport staff and officers during her October 30 flight. Mace called the report fabricated and announced she was exploring legal options.

    November 4, 2025 · Media

  • Tim Scott Hits Back at Nancy Mace Over Congresswoman's Airport Saga

    NOTUS reported Sen. Scott's pointed response to Mace's invocation of his name in the airport incident aftermath, with Scott contrasting his own respectful treatment of police and airport staff with Mace's reported conduct.

    November 4, 2025 · Media

  • WATCH: Video shows moments of reported incident involving US Rep. Nancy Mace at Charleston airport

    WIS-TV was the first outlet to publish FOIA'd surveillance footage from Charleston International Airport showing moments from the October 30 incident. The video, obtained by WIS, contains no audio.

    November 2, 2025 · Media

  • Mace alleges security breaches after Charleston Airport tirade

    After the police report and surveillance video became public, Mace went on offense, alleging that the airport's release of information constituted a security breach, and defiantly defending her conduct toward officers.

    November 2, 2025 · Media

  • Rep. Nancy Mace cursed and berated Charleston airport police over escort, incident report says

    CBS News reported on the Charleston airport police incident report, quoting officers' written account of Mace's conduct and noting that any other traveler behaving the same way would have prompted a police response.

    November 1, 2025 · Media

  • Nancy Mace Airport Incident Detailed in Police Report

    The first outlet to publish the FOIA'd Charleston airport police report, FITSNews broke the story of Mace's October 30, 2025 altercation and printed the verbatim profanity quoted by officers in their report.

    October 31, 2025 · Media

  • Police report: Nancy Mace cursed and berated officers at airport altercation

    NBC News reported on the Charleston airport police report detailing Mace's conduct on October 30, 2025, quoting officers' own written account of the altercation and noting the wider political context.

    October 31, 2025 · Media

  • Nancy Mace Responds After Reports She Cursed at Police, TSA in Airport

    Newsweek reports on a police incident report from Charleston International Airport in which multiple officers stated Mace berated them using profanity and invoked her congressional status; Mace disputed aspects of the account, saying all members of Congress use the same entrance and citing security concerns.

    October 31, 2025 · Media

  • Nancy Mace berated airport police and TSA agents, incident report says

    The Washington Post's first major national report on the FOIA'd Charleston airport police report, detailing Mace's conduct toward officers and TSA agents on Oct. 30, 2025. The piece put the incident on the national radar the day after the report surfaced.

    October 31, 2025 · Media