Overview
- Rep. Nancy Mace doubled down after an Oct. 30 confrontation at Charleston International, refusing to apologize for profanity documented in a police report and saying officers were “f---ing incompetent.”
- Mace posted surveillance footage and text exchanges to argue security failed to meet her as arranged, while airport officials said officers were in place and affirmed their department’s professionalism.
- She called for Charleston Airport CEO Elliott Summey to resign and said her lawyers are reviewing options, escalating a dispute she links to repeated security lapses and personal threats.
- Political fallout widened as South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette criticized her behavior; Wilson delivered food to airport police and TSA, and Sen. Tim Scott publicly rebuked her remarks.
- The incident is under review with no disciplinary outcomes announced, and the debate has highlighted that TSA and other staff are working without pay during the federal shutdown.