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by WILL FOLKS
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South Carolina first district congresswoman Nancy Mace – one of the top candidates for governor of the Palmetto State in 2026 – is reportedly bracing for the release of video footage depicting another “viral” encounter at an airport.
FITSNews has not been provided a copy of the video, but witnesses to the encounter – and sources familiar with the footage – say the alleged drama went down at Reagan International Airport (DCA) at approximately 5:00 p.m. EST on the afternoon of November 21, 2024.
According to a witness, Mace “tore into” a constituent who questioned her push to ban biological men from women’s bathrooms. The constituent – a female – reportedly approached Mace and introduced herself as a Charleston resident as her friend filmed the exchange.
“She asked why (Mace) was so infatuated with a transgender bathroom bill when the roads in South Carolina are horrible and need to be fixed,” a witness told FITSNews. “At that point representative Mace blew up on her asked for her ID said she was being assaulted and felt threatened because she was a rape victim. She brought up that she had just been assaulted at the capital by a trans man.”
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U.S. senator Lindsey Graham and U.S. war department leader Katie Arrington were both reportedly in the area waiting to board the plane – an American Airlines flight from DCA to Charleston International Airport (CHS).
CHS, incidentally, is the same airport where Mace was involved in a heated interaction with airport police last month. According to an incident report obtained exclusively by FITSNews, Mace “immediately began loudly cursing and making derogatory comments to us and about the department,” law enforcement’s narrative noted.
“She repeatedly stated we were ‘fucking incompetent’ and ‘this is no way to treat a fucking U.S. representative,’” the report (.pdf) 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.
That exchange – and Mace’s response to it – have prompted national columnists to question her mental health.
Mace is “not ready to be (South Carolina’s) governor,” Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post noted earlier this week.
Mace has leaned into the criticism, saying those accusing her of “acting out” are trying to silence her efforts on behalf of rape victims.
“If demanding justice is ‘acting out,’ count me in,” she wrote recently on X.
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“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) November 20, 2025
If demanding justice is “acting out,” count me in. pic.twitter.com/XcrfYsHvrt
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Mace added that her “acting out” as governor would include the ramped up deportation of illegal aliens, lower taxes, improved infrastructure and an end to “pay-to-play corruption.”
“If that’s ‘acting out,’ let’s do it together,” Mace wrote.
Keep it tuned to FITSNews as we track this developing situation. In the event we obtain video evidence of the exchange, we will be sure to provide it to our audience…
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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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12 comments
“Mace added that her “acting out” as governor would include the ramped up deportation of illegal aliens, lower taxes, improved infrastructure and an end to “pay-to-play corruption.””
I doubt it. Hard to believe someone who struggles to navigate an airport without losing her temper is going to be able to accomplish anything for our state. She would be better off as an Instagram influencer. Then she could continue her antics without harming South Carolina.
Wilson has already loss the election.
Governor-Elect Norman…next subject !!!
Nope! We can do well without that RINO.
Nancy Mace: Professional Victim
Not another shit show from this attention whore. She just needs to do everyone in South Carolina a favor. FO and go away!
What is it about airports and airplanes that induces such mean-spirited comments from Republican officeholders? You have Nancy Mace’s profanity-laced tirade toward airport personnel and now you have Donald Trump’s classless comment to a female reporter on Air Force One: “Quiet, piggy! Whatever happened to basic good manners? Wouldn’t it to nice if elected officials set an example?
100% the next governor.
I fear she is not well.
The easiest option here is just to stop being an awful person, but a lot of us commenters are aware of how difficult that tends to be for MAGA folks.
I’m not commenting specifically on Mace because I donl’t know if any of this is accurate or not, but its one thing when an elected official is a “screamer” but is in the legislative branch, or only heads a small section of the federal or state executive branch. They can cycle through talent from their abusive behavior (like Kamala Harris) and while it looks bad, it doesn’t really cause much downstream disfunction in what the government actually does. When that type of person suddenly becomes head of one of the largest agencies, or the head of the executive branch, it’s a whole ‘nother ballgame. When seasoned professionals who can retire at any moment pull chocks and leave – because they won’t put up with the “crazy” but for so long – that causes real harm. Other younger talent that has a ready translation to the private market will quickly follow, and then you have a dangerous talent vacuum. Even-handed temperament and demeanor; the ability to handle adversity, be it large or small, without losing your shit and exploding all over the people that serve you, are the real hallmarks of true leadership – the other guy is just running the train on pure fear. Bottom line, the governor’s mental state, including his emotional and intellectual IQ is extremely important, as well as all the other statewide constitutional officers.
What the hell is the world comin to? I wonder if clouds look down on us and say, Hey look… that one is shaped like a idiot!