Overview
- At a Monday press conference and in a Fox Business interview, Rep. Nancy Mace confirmed she confronted airport staff, saying her safety was put at risk and citing recent political violence, including her claim that Charlie Kirk was assassinated.
- An aviation authority incident report says Mace called officers “f***ing incompetent” and declared, “this is no way to treat a f***ing U.S. Representative.”
- Officials said an escort was dispatched but a timing and location mismatch left Mace at the TSA Known Crewmember checkpoint before officers found her, with records noting she arrived differently than expected.
- Mace posted surveillance video and text messages she says show her team scheduled the escort and accused the airport of lying, while the airport condemned her conduct and a TSA supervisor indicated a report on her behavior would be filed.
- The dispute is drawing campaign fallout as gubernatorial rivals Alan Wilson and Pamela Evette criticize her, and coverage notes TSA agents at the airport are working without pay during the government shutdown.