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.
Lindsey Graham is the senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina, serving since January 2003 following two terms in the House. A Republican, he has been re-elected to the Senate in 2008, 2014, and 2020.
What Happened
On November 5, 2025, Graham publicly aligned with fellow South Carolina Senator Tim Scott in the aftermath of Mace's October 30 confrontation with police and TSA staff at Charleston International Airport. Graham stated: "I have had nothing but positive, respectful engagements with the police officers and TSA agents who provide security for the Charleston Airport."
Mace responded sharply to both Graham and Scott, posting "REAL MEN PROTECT WOMEN" on social media, according to coverage in The Hill and other outlets.
Graham was also mentioned in a single-source FITSNews account of an unrelated November 2024 episode at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in which Mace was alleged to have caused a disturbance; that account has not been independently corroborated and is attributed here solely to FITSNews.