Rep. Nancy Mace Accused of Berating Airport Officers

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), a 2026 gubernatorial candidate, allegedly berated Charleston airport police and TSA officers at Charleston International Airport on Oct. 30, using profanity including calling officers “f—ing incompetent,” according to incident reports. Officers say they had been instructed to meet Mace at 6:30 a.m. expecting a white BMW, but she arrived around 6:50–6:51 a.m. in a gray BMW at a Known Crewmember entrance and was escorted to gate B‑8. Written statements say Mace complained about being unfairly treated and compared her treatment to Sen. Tim Scott; a TSA supervisor said agents would file a report and a gate agent expressed “disbelief.” Surveillance video released to local outlets shows her being escorted but contains no audio, and the incident report was obtained through public records requests. Mace and her aides defended her actions as reactions to heightened death threats following the Charlie Kirk assassination and posted video saying the crew entrance is used by other lawmakers.