november-2025

Media coverage

• 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

• 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