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FOIA Report Details Rep. Nancy Mace's Tirade at Charleston Airport

A supplemental police report documents profanity toward airport staff, prompting a planned TSA complaint.

Overview

  • WIRED obtained a Charleston County Aviation Authority supplemental report that quotes Rep. Nancy Mace loudly cursing officers and calling the department incompetent.
  • Police were assigned to meet her curbside around 6:30 a.m., but she entered the Known Crewmember checkpoint before contact and was escorted to Gate B-8.
  • A TSA supervisor told officers they were very upset with her conduct and said they would submit a report to superiors.
  • Surveillance review showed she arrived in a BMW that was not white, and an officer wrote that any other traveler behaving similarly would have been addressed by police.
  • After the report surfaced, Mace defended using the crew entrance and accused South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson of spying, while her office cited security threats; no charges or formal discipline have been announced.