Mace dodges on whether she would ‘welcome’ crime crackdown in South Carolina

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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on Sunday did not directly endorse a crime crackdown in her home state, even as Trump administration officials are signaling that such enforcement operations in red states are on the table.

When asked in a Fox News appearance whether she would “welcome” the prospect of National Guard members patrolling high-crime areas in South Carolina, Mace pivoted to the possible National Guard deployment to Chicago that President Donald Trump has threatened over the past week.

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