Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) was reported to have yelled and sworn at police officers at the Charleston International Airport on Thursday, according to a police report.
Mace reportedly scolded officers who were scheduled to escort her to her gate, but they did show up at the intended meeting location due to a miscommunication, according to the police report obtained by several outlets, including The New York Post.
The report details that Mace was scheduled to arrive at 6:30 a.m. in a white BMW, but that she was running about 15 minutes behind schedule. The officers whom Mace requested to escort her to her flight arrived at the curb at 6:20 a.m. and stated that they never saw the make and model of her car arrive. They said that just before 7:00 a.m., they were informed that Mace was waiting at TSA’s Known Crewmember entrance.
“Less than a minute later, we arrived at the KCM line, and she immediately began loudly cursing and making derogatory comments to us and about the department. She repeatedly stated we were ‘F***ing Incompetent.’ and ‘this is no way to treat a f***ing U.S. Representative,'” the report read.
The report, filed under the Charleston County Aviation Authority Police Department, describes Mace as “very irate” and reads, “She also said we would never treat Tim Scott like this,” referring to the state senator.
Mace’s director of operations, Cameron Morabito, released statements arguing there was an increased need for tightened security measures around lawmakers in the wake of the murder of Charlie Kirk and noting her entry into South Carolina’s gubernatorial race.
“Apparently, simply arriving at an airport now makes headlines if you’re leading the race for Governor,” Morabito said.
“We are forced to take the congresswoman’s safety extremely seriously. After the world watched Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the threats against her have only intensified,” Morabito added. “Our security procedures are based solely on legitimate safety concerns, and any attempt to politicize this reality is both dangerous and reckless.”
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Mace has made several postings on X, clarifying details reported in local newspapers about the incident.
“All federally elected officials including Senators Scott and Graham use the same Crew Member Access Point at airports. That’s the federal security protocol,” Mace wrote, referring to reporting in a story from the Post and Courier.
