In Her Own Words: Notable Statements

This page collects notable and widely reported public statements by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, quoted verbatim and organized by theme. Every quote is attributed to Mace, dated, and linked to the original reporting (and, where available, an archived copy so the record survives if the source page changes or disappears).

How to read this page. These are Mace's own words as captured in news reporting, official records, hearing footage, and her own social-media accounts. Quotes are reproduced as reported; where an outlet redacted profanity or a slur, the redaction is preserved. Items are listed strongest/most-documented first. This is a living document and will be expanded as additional sourced statements are added. For Mace's February 2025 House floor speech and related statements, see the individual People entries.

Transgender & LGBTQ statements

"Does this advance the interests of American citizens, paying for tr*****s in Guatemala to the tune of $2 million?" — Mace's opening question at a House Oversight & Government Reform Committee hearing on USAID foreign spending, February 5, 2025. The Advocate · archived
"Tr*nny, tr*nny, tr*nny! I don't really care! You want penises in women's bathrooms and I'm not gonna have it. No, thank you. It's disgusting." — responding to Rep. Gerry Connolly's parliamentary objection to her use of the slur at the same hearing; she repeated it three times on the record, February 5, 2025. Mediaite · archived
"I'm not gonna be counseled by a man over men and women's spaces, or men who have mental health issues dressing as women." — further response to Rep. Connolly at the February 5, 2025 Oversight hearing. Newsweek · archived
"McBride, a biological male, does not get a say in women's private spaces." — Instagram post during her Capitol restroom-bill campaign targeting Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, November 2024. Newsweek · archived
"We don't care if you're trans, if you have balls we don't want you in the women's bathroom." — social-media post defending her bathroom resolution, November 2024. Newsweek · archived
"All right, so some tr***y protesters showed up at the Capitol today to protest my bathroom bill but they got arrested, poor things." — video posted after transgender activists were arrested at a Capitol sit-in, December 4, 2024. PinkNews · archived
"If 'tr****s' is considered a slur then 'cis' should be too." — on X, responding to criticism of her December 4 post, December 5, 2024. PinkNews · archived
"Estrogen doesn't love you." — posted from her official congressional X account in reply to a transgender influencer's transition photo; the post drew roughly 15 million views, March 14, 2025. X / Rep. Nancy Mace · archived
"Is tr*nny really derogatory? ... Tr*nny. Yeah, tr*nny, tr*nny, tr*nny." — directed at a 20-year-old transgender USC student who asked her to apologize for the slur at a Turning Point USA campus event, April 21, 2025. The Advocate · archived
"Rumor has it, saying it three times summons a Leftist meltdown." — caption pinned to her official X account on a clip of herself repeating the slur at the February hearing, February 2025. Out.com · archived
"Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." — posted on X while running for governor, after having voted in 2022 for the Respect for Marriage Act, October 28, 2025. X / Nancy Mace · archived

Trump, January 6, and political reinvention

"Just evacuated my office in Cannon due to a nearby threat. Now we're seeing protesters assaulting Capitol Police. This is wrong. This is not who we are. I'm heartbroken for our nation today." — tweeted from her locked-down Capitol office during the January 6 riot, January 6, 2021. X / @RepNancyMace · archived
"I'm begging the president to get off Twitter." — to CBS News while sheltering during the Capitol breach, January 6, 2021. CBS News · archived
"Every accomplishment that Republicans have had over the last four years of President Trump's presidency has been entirely wiped out and where do we go from here?" — to WCSC the day after the attack, January 7, 2021. WMBF News · archived
"The people who assaulted police officers to break into the Capitol and hold Congress hostage weren't patriots. They were domestic terrorists. We must stop coddling extremists and rebuild our party as the party that respects rule of law, not violence wrapped in the American flag." — tweeted January 10, 2021. Rep. Nancy Mace / House.gov · archived
"I don't know how you go forward and defend the indefensible … I think the principles and ideas that he espoused are things we're going to have to champion in the future but without his support, his brand or his name." — on Fox News, saying Trump had no future in the GOP, January 13, 2021. Fox News · archived
"how do we hold a president accountable that put all of our lives at risk?" — on NBC's "Meet the Press," January 17, 2021. The Hill · archived
"We've had three-and-a-half years of Joe Biden now, and it's pretty easy." — defending her switch to endorsing Trump on NewsNation, June 2, 2024. Yahoo News / The Hill · archived
"I want to take what's broken in South Carolina, and I want to burn it down to the ground and build it right back up … I am Trump in high heels." — at a Myrtle Beach town hall launching her gubernatorial campaign, August 6, 2025. ABC News · archived

Insults and attacks on colleagues and officials

"The government of the District of Columbia … has become a poster child for DEI and gender madness." — to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser at a House Oversight hearing, September 18, 2025. The Advocate · archived
"This is not her time. It's my time. You can be quiet as I ask you questions, and then you can answer them." — to Mayor Bowser at the same hearing, September 18, 2025. TheGrio · archived
"What the hell is your problem? You are disgusting. You are an insult." — shouted from the House floor at Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) during defense-bill debate, September 10, 2025. BuzzFeed News · archived
"PS – I have a good surgeon if you ever want to get your nose done." — posted on X at Rep. Sara Jacobs after the floor clash, September 10, 2025. Raw Story · archived
"We would love to see you deported back to Somalia next." — posted on X at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) during the clash over Mace's censure resolution, September 17, 2025. Mediaite · archived
"She's a nasty human being. She hates her country. … She's disgusting, she's vile." — to HuffPost reporters about Rep. Omar, September 17, 2025. HuffPost · archived
"You're a disgrace." — said face-to-face to Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) on the House floor as a clerk read her censure resolution; reporters also observed her appearing to mouth "You're a piece of s--t," November 19–20, 2025. ABC News · archived
"Did I drop an F-bomb? I hope I did. … Did I call them incompetent? If I didn't, they absolutely earned it." — to reporters defending her conduct toward TSA officers and police during an October 30, 2025 Charleston airport dispute; comments made November 3, 2025. SC Public Radio · archived
"PAM is a SCAM. Don't fall for it." — posted on X about her gubernatorial primary opponent, Lt. Gov. Pam Evette, after Evette withdrew from a debate, May 31, 2026. The Daily Beast · archived

Abortion, policy positions, and other statements

"I am pro-life, but I do support exceptions for rape. I'm a rape victim myself. … she should make that decision with her doctor and between her and her God." — on CBS Face the Nation, backing rape/incest exceptions, May 8, 2022. CBS News · archived
"We're going to lose huge if we continue down this path of extremities and finding that middle ground." — on ABC's This Week, warning Republicans on abortion messaging, April 23, 2023. ABC News · archived
"I'm pro-life. I have a fantastic pro-life voting record, but I also understand that we cannot be assholes to women." — to CNN's Dana Bash, September 3, 2023. CNN / TheWrap · archived
"Every state should put this issue on the ballot. … Let the people decide for themselves." — endorsing state-by-state resolution of abortion policy on CNN and calling Arizona's 1864 ban "a terrible law," April 11, 2024. WPDE / CNN · archived
"I'm a victim of abuse myself. I'm a rape survivor. I have PTSD from the abuse I've suffered at the hands of a man … I'm absolutely 100% going to stand in the way of any man who wants to be in a women's restroom." — citing her personal history as justification for the transgender bathroom resolution; asked if it targeted Rep.-elect McBride, she said "Yes and absolutely, and then some," November 19, 2024. NBC News · archived

Archived posts (screenshots)

Preservation screenshots of Mace's own public posts, captured logged-out so the record survives if a post is later deleted. Each links to the original and an archived copy.

"Estrogen doesn't love you." — @RepNancyMace, March 14, 2025.

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"Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." — @NancyMace, October 28, 2025.

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"Just evacuated my office in Cannon due to a nearby threat. Now we're seeing protesters assaulting Capitol Police. This is wrong. This is not who we are. I'm heartbroken for our nation today." — @RepNancyMace, January 6, 2021.

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"One-way ticket to Somalia with your name on it, Ilhan Omar." — @RepNancyMace, September 17, 2025.

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"I'm a rape survivor, and survivor of domestic violence and abuse, and I'm a mom… I am THE LEADING VOICE on women's issues in the party." — @NancyMace, October 14, 2024.

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In Her Own Words: Notable Statements

Transgender & LGBTQ statements

Trump, January 6, and political reinvention

Insults and attacks on colleagues and officials

Abortion, policy positions, and other statements

Archived posts (screenshots)

See also