Overview

• Faced with a weather-canceled flight, the South Carolina Republican traveled overnight in pink polka dot pajamas to make Wednesday’s critical vote
• Mace documented the trek on X with videos from stops at a Waffle House and a Wawa, where she stocked up on Red Bull and greeted diner staff
• Right-wing commentators on social media mocked her pajamas and journey, calling her “a clown” and questioning her seriousness as a lawmaker
• From the House floor, Mace accused Democrats of employing unanimous consent requests to stall the Big Beautiful Bill for online content rather than policy discussion
• The episode underscores the growing role of performative stunts and real-time social media updates in modern congressional politics