Overview

• She branded herself “Trump in high heels” at the event as she actively courted President Trump’s endorsement in the crowded South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary.
• She touted her office’s role in securing a $195 million infrastructure grant under President Biden’s law despite having voted against the enabling legislation.
• Campaign staff cleared out attendees perceived to oppose her, ensuring a predominantly MAGA-friendly audience and limited dissent.
• Mace emphasized hardline culture-war proposals, pledging an immediate transgender bathroom ban and the death penalty for child rapists as governor.
• She highlighted her $15 million defamation settlement related to an ABC interview and joked about putting her name above a women’s restroom to underscore her combative brand.