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media attention
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Incidents
The reported 'get punched in the face' account (Jan. 6, 2021)
Former aides told The Washington Post and The Daily Beast in January 2024 that, while sheltering during the Capitol riot, Mace wanted to leave and 'get punched in the face' by rioters for media attention and to become the face of anti-Trump Republicans. Mace dismissed the reporting; the account rests on anonymous former staffers.
January 6, 2021 · Incident