Overview
- Former aides told New York Magazine that Mace directed congressional staff to clean properties she rented on Airbnb and to make late-night liquor runs, conduct that would violate House rules if true.
- Ex-staffers also said Mace pushed them to bolster her image online, including upvoting Reddit posts ranking the 'hottest women in Congress' and using burner accounts to defend her.
- Several former employees described a deterioration in her behavior since early 2025 and raised concerns about excessive alcohol and marijuana use affecting the workplace.
- Mace’s office rejected the reporting, with her director of operations calling the claims ridiculous and Mace labeling the article a hit piece on social media.
- The reporting arrives as Mace faces a House Ethics Committee inquiry related to lodging expenses and as polls show her South Carolina gubernatorial support slipping to third or fourth place, with a Trump endorsement seen as unlikely after her vote to release Epstein files.