Overview
- In a Newsmax interview, Rep. Nancy Mace said she is “not part of the elite,” does not get invited to parties, and has “no friends,” describing herself as an “island of one.”
- The House voted 426–1 to require the Justice Department to release Epstein-related files, with Rep. Clay Higgins casting the lone vote against the measure.
- The Senate also backed the disclosure bill, leaving only President Donald Trump’s signature before it can become law.
- Mace’s outsider pitch comes as she campaigns for South Carolina governor and leans on anti-elite messaging that emphasizes accountability and distrust of entrenched power.
- A day before the vote, she posted an AI video of herself dumping excrement from a jet in a Trump-style meme that appeared to target a former partner she has accused; he denies her claims and has sued her.