Overview
- An official police report says Mace loudly cursed at airport police and TSA at Charleston International, calling them “f---ing incompetent” as officers tried to escort her to her gate.
- Mace held a press conference and appeared on Fox Business to defend confronting staff, citing personal security concerns, recent political violence, and claims of more than two dozen security breaches at the airport.
- She posted surveillance video and text-message screenshots to argue officers missed a planned meet-up, while airport-released footage shows her arriving around 6:51 a.m. with no officers present, deepening a timing dispute.
- Airport leadership publicly backed law enforcement and TSA, stressing respect for workers who have been unpaid during the shutdown, and a TSA supervisor described her behavior as unacceptable in accounts cited in reports.
- GOP rivals including Attorney General Alan Wilson and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette criticized her conduct and urged an apology, as Mace demanded personnel reviews and threatened firings, with no disciplinary outcomes announced.