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by WILL FOLKS
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United States congresswoman and South Carolina gubernatorial frontrunner Nancy Mace was involved in an incident early Thursday morning (October 30, 2025) at the Charleston International Airport (CHS) which prompted the filing of a police report… and an investigation by federal transportation security officials.
According to an incident report obtained by FITSNews under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Mace arrived at the airport early Thursday morning for a flight. Officers were dispatched to provide security for her, but a miscommunication ensued regarding the timing of her arrival and the color of the vehicle in which she was riding.
When officers eventually met up with Mace at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint inside the airport, she was reportedly “very irate,” according to the report (.pdf).
“During the entire escort, Mace was talking loudly using profanity at times for others to hear,” the report noted.
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A supplemental report filed by one of the officers claimed that upon their arrival at the checkpoint, Mace “immediately began loudly cursing and making derogatory comments to us and about the department,” according to its narrative.
“She repeatedly stated we were ‘fucking incompetent’ and ‘this is no way to treat a fucking U.S. representative,'” the report claimed, insisting Mace told officers they would never treat U.S. senator Tim Scott the same way.
Mace continued “cursing and complaining” en route to her gate, allegedly “continuing her tirade” for several minutes before eventually boarding the aircraft.
A second statement – provided by airport security officer E.C. Southers Jr. – noted that Mace told him and his fellow officer “Tim Scott would not be fucking treated this way” and that she was “tired of the police being incompetent.”
“Any other person in the airport acting and talking the way she did, our department would have been dispatch(ed) and we would have addressed the behavior,” the first officer’s statement added, indicating TSA officials were advised of the incident and were “very upset with how she acted.”
TSA supervisor Johnny Lynch indicated he “would be submitting a report to his superiors about her unacceptable behavior.”
Following publication of the police report, Mace’s campaign dismissed the coverage as overblown and politically motivated.
“Apparently, simply arriving at an airport now makes headlines if you’re leading the race for Governor,” said Cameron Morabito, Mace’s director of operations.
“We are forced to take the Congresswoman’s safety extremely seriously. After the world watched Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the threats against her have only intensified. Our security procedures are based solely on legitimate safety concerns, and any attempt to politicize this reality is both dangerous and reckless.”
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And for the FAKE NEWS: This is the entrance ALL Members of Congress use at the airport.
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) October 31, 2025
Are you going to write that Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott use the same entrance or no? Or no? Asking for a friend @postandcourier https://t.co/TGC1CkP4Ro
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Mace’s detractors – including her former lead strategist Wesley Donehue – were quick to pounce on the incident.
“A politician that says this or any equivalent of ‘do you know who I am’ should not be in elected office,” Donehue wrote on X. “She is exactly who I said she is.”
South Carolina attorney general Alan Wilson — one of Mace’s chief Republican rivals in the 2026 governor’s race — issued a strongly worded statement Friday condemning what he called Mace’s “reckless and disrespectful behavior” toward police and TSA personnel.
“Disrespecting the men and women who keep our airports safe is unacceptable,” Wilson said. “Law enforcement and TSA agents show up every day to protect the public, and right now they’re not even getting paid. They deserve respect and appreciation. Not profanity. Not threats. Not tantrums.”
Wilson continued, “This is not an isolated incident. It has become a pattern of reckless and disrespectful behavior by Nancy Mace, and South Carolinians deserve better from someone who claims to represent them. No public official is above common decency. No one is entitled to abuse police officers or hardworking airport staff simply because Nancy Mace thinks she deserves special treatment.”
He called on Mace to “apologize for her behavior immediately,” adding, “Public service is a privilege, and in South Carolina we treat the people who keep us safe with honor and respect.”
South Carolina lieutenant governor Pam Evette — who is also seeking the GOP nomination for governor — also appeared to take a swipe at Mace on social media following the news.
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Our law enforcement in South Carolina is as competent as it gets. Can’t say the same for certain members of Congress. ? https://t.co/HtFFmxo7pz
— Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette (@PamelaEvette) October 31, 2025
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Mace is not the first member of congress from South Carolina to be embroiled in airport drama. Last April, congressman William Timmons was involved in an incident at the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport (GSP) involving TSA agents. Timmons addressed fallout from the encounter extensively in its aftermath, describing it as “a very mild incident where we disagreed on protocol.”
This is a developing story… check back for updates.
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THE REPORT…
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR…
Will Folks is the founding editor of the news outlet you are currently reading. Prior to founding FITSNews, he served as press secretary to the governor of South Carolina. He lives in the Midlands region of the state with his wife and eight children.
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22 comments
I’m a diehard Republican, but am about tired of this entitled cunt.
I am a diehard Republican, but am about tired of this entitled cunt. Can you imagine being married to or having to work for someone like this? She’s a brunette Hillary Clinton.
Agreed ?
She plans to demand $500,000.00 out of you in a soon to be filed civil action
Bitch is batshit crazy! This is exactly why women, and men who govern like women, do not belong in political office.
Crazy Train doesn’t disappoint!
I see her office did not dispute any of the details.
She plans to demand $500,000.00 out of you in a soon to be filed civil action
No body cam video, either.
Poor judgment, no self-regulation, sense of entitlement, disrespectful – not fit to serve. (And she has no class.)
Of course good ole boy Alan loved a chance to spout off
He is a chicken shit. Refuses to prosecute attorneys and judges for serious civil rights violations.
It’s just another cry for help. Someone please save this woman from her narcissistic self!
Law enforcement has no obligation to provide her with extra security, I would tell her to pound sand if she thinks they are so incompetent.
75% of what’s in the police reports are BS. Why did they leave out the part where one officer grabbed her boobs?
She plans to demand $500,000.00 out of you in a soon to be filed civil action
Par for the course. Senior admin at USC has 3 to 4 notches like that
Wow, she really behaves like a paranoid head case– time and again. Hope the voters of S.C. aren’t so lame as to seriously consider her for Governor.
Watching this whack job is like watching the downfall of Britney Spears.
Bless her heart.
Absolutely no one will remember this on Election Day. Sadly.
She is an embarrassment to this state and to women. She wants to act like a low-brow man (swearing, picking fights, bragging on her sexual immorality to attendees of a PRAYER BREAKFAST), while at the same time acting like a victim because she’s female.
She reminds me of the type of woman in a bar who likes to get in a fight with her boyfriend so some guy comes to defend her “honor”, and then when the guy intervenes, she rushes to defend the boyfriend and attack the do-gooder, all for the drama.