Nancy Mace Meltdown

South Carolina politics has never been dull, but representative Nancy Mace is breaking new ground.

Last Thursday she became upset when Charleston Police Officers failed to meet her car at the departures curb and escort her to her gate for an early morning flight.

Politicians are given special treatment and get to bypass TSA security with a police escort. That's right AOC, Jazzy Crocket, even Zohran Mamdani get to bypass the ID check, bag scan, drug sniffing dog, stand on the yellow shoe prints and raise your arms opps come back do it again BS.

So Mace or her staff call the airport and say she'd like her usual escort to bypass TSA and go straight to the gate.

Details are provided that she'll be in a white BMW at door No.1 at 0630.

06:20 hrs – Officers arrive curbside (Terminal A, Door 1) 

06:30 hrs – Scheduled curbside pickup time comes and no Mace no white BMW

06:35 hrs – Dispatch radios “Rep. Mace is running 15 min late” 

06:50 hrs – Silver/gray BMW drops Mace at Door 3 (not Door 1)

At this point Mace walks straight to the TSA KCM Lane

06:59 hrs – Officers locate her inside, escort begins

So now, Mace is incensed that she had to navigate TSA and and other indignities of travel life without uniformed officers shadowing her every move.

She had to wait for officers to catch up to her at the TSA KCM (Known Crew Member) Lane.

Officers escort her past the TSA Agent and to her gate.

CP completely gets it my TWIC photo ID gets me past pretty much everything. But when I travel with my wife I just use my passport like common people.

Anyway Mace is upset.

The entire episode seemed to settle down over the weekend and yet on Monday there was Mace on television ranting about her personal safety.

Mace clearing the gate attendant and entering the jetway to her flight

Hours later she was still on "X" and still having a nutty that her personal police detail failed to meet her curbside at the Charleston Airport and she felt threatened and unsafe without a proper escort. 

Never mind that all of maybe five people got within 20 feet of her before boarding!

Posted Mace on "X":

I am discussing ALL LEGAL OPTIONS with my very good attorneys who have a reputation for winning in court. 

Just received the full video. The airport failed to provide us the footage we requested - so we got it elsewhere - like we always do.

The video of my movements and interaction or rather entire lack of interaction with officers, TSA and the airline compared to the false “incident” reports is quite frankly, SHOCKING. 

There is very clearly no inappropriate behavior. There is an extremely brief moment when I am greeted by airport security and I turn to say something. Was it one second or was it two? Hard to discern.  

Airport CEO Elliott Summey and ALL those involved with smearing my good name, filing false information and  false incident reports should resign. Immediately! Right after they RETRACT their LIES. 

To any media involved, who have yet to correct the record, you will also be on the hook. 

Elliott, I am looking forward to your resignation. Tomorrow will suffice. Hope your computer is charged up. Time to start typing.

HOLD THE LINE.

So the back ground is just bizarre she thinks her life is in danger. She also considers herself a "dignitary" deserving as such things as escort and security free screening. 

When this didn't happen she lost her mind. 

During last week's airport meltdown she screamed at staff on the phone while insulting the two officers (not directly) who were trying to accompany her. 

Here's the police report.

And the police statement:

So that at this point the Diva Dignitary is in full Karen mode.

Local news report:

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is defending herself after berating and hurling insults at Charleston airport police, saying the incident last week reflected larger failures by the airport’s chief executive and its security to protect her.

“I absolutely 100 percent confronted the airport employees who put my safety at risk,” Mace told reporters at a press conference Nov. 3.

“Did I drop an f-bomb? I hope I did,” Mace said. “Did I call them incompetent? If I didn’t, they absolutely earned it.”

Mace’s defense came three days after Charleston International Airport police released an incident report detailing a confrontation in which Mace, R-Charleston, reportedly directed profane language at police officers.

The Oct. 30 blowup apparently began when Mace arrived at the airport for an early morning flight and a pre-arranged curbside security escort fell through. She had requested an escort based on the multiple threats she has received while a member of Congress.

Video of her arrival shows her walking toward the building by herself.

In three written accounts from airport police in the aftermath, they reported Mace loudly calling officers “(expletive) incompetent” and quoted her as saying “this is no way to treat a (expletive) U.S. Representative.”

Mace claims this is not true because she wasn't speaking directly to the officers. 

(A classic case of we can hear you)

When asked Nov. 3 whether she had reacted similarly to other security issues at the airport, Mace confirmed she had expressed frustration to an officer in the past two months. She reiterated that any harsh words directed at airport police for failing to perform their duties is justified.

“Because they earned it,” she said. “I am not going to apologize for holding people accountable for their work.”

The airport incident adds to a growing list of public flare-ups for Mace, a Republican candidate for governor and third-term GOP lawmaker whose combative streak has become a defining part of her political brand.

Her response — and also her attacks on airport police — drew swift criticism from other Republican candidates running for governor.

Attorney General Alan Wilson again demanded Mace issue an apology. He called her behavior “dangerous, entitled, and beneath the dignity of public office.”

“At best she had an entitled temper tantrum, and at worst she showed a disturbing willingness to weaponize power against law enforcement when she does not get her way,” Wilson said in a statement Nov. 3. “She must apologize immediately to the men and women who protect the public every day, stop attacking those who refuse to bow to her demands with profanity laced tirades.”

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, another GOP rival for governor, took her criticism of Mace to social media, writing on Nov. 2: “Attacking and shaming law enforcement because you can’t manage your time properly or provide accurate information so people can keep you safe is why people are tired of what you’re selling.”

At her press conference, Mace additionally directed her frustration at Charleston International Airport CEO Elliott Summey, whom she called “incompetent” and “lazy.”

Summey responded with a statement of his own, where he praised airport staff, saying the safety and security of passengers, elected officials and visitors is the airport’s “highest priority.”

He made no mention of Mace directly.

“I take this responsibility with the utmost seriousness,” Summey said. “The men and women of our police department demonstrate professionalism, vigilance and dedication every day as they carry out their mission to serve and protect.”

He added that the airport’s police, Transportation Security Administration, Customs and Border Protection, and Joint Base Charleston personnel demonstrate professionalism and dedication in keeping the terminal safe and operational for its more than 6 million passengers annually.

Mace also described the airport’s law enforcement incident documents as being incomplete, false, and “a complete and total political hit job.” She then made four demands:

An immediate review of security protocols for members of Congress, their children and staff.

The establishment of a formal travel procedure between TSA, Capitol Police and the Department of Homeland Security for her future trips.

The designation of a single point of contact for ongoing security coordination.

A personnel review of any federal employee who she said had “compromised my safety over and over again.”

Mace also pledged that, if elected governor, she would fire Summey as the airport’s CEO — a move that goes beyond the powers of the state’s governor.

State law gives that authority to the airport’s 11-member board. The governor cannot unilaterally remove the airport’s CEO.

Asked if she had talked to any members of the airport’s board, Mace shot back: “I have not, and I don’t trust anybody over there.”

Police previously said that Mace appeared in a different colored vehicle than they were expecting, which is one reason they were not there to greet her — a point Mace’s side disputed.

Her campaign released screenshots of purported Oct. 30 text messages between her congressional staff and airport security showing that her aides had communicated the correct color of the vehicle she would be arriving in that morning.

One exchange between Mace and Sgt. Maury Sullivan showed her expressing concern about security that morning.

“And unfortunately I’m a liability wherever I am. I’m polarizing. No one needs an incident anywhere, which is why we are very sensitive to security issues,” Mace wrote.

Sullivan responded: “That is true, so very true. I will make sure to have a discussion about that. I know you have idiotic people coming after you, so I make sure to advise others to be in place. We are reviewing video now to see what happened this morning.”

Mace was eventually provided a police escort to her gate, although officers reported the abuse against them continued during their walk. One officer described the incident as a “tirade” that ended only when Mace boarded her flight.

“Any other person acting and talking the way she did, our department would have been dispatch and we would have addressed the behavior,” one of the airport police officers stated in his report. He also noted that a gate agent later approached him after Mace had departed and expressed her “disbelief” at the lawmaker’s behavior.

Mace’s camp said the Oct. 30 incident followed other missed protection requests she’d asked for in recent months.

During the Nov. 3 press conference, Mace said that she had several missed calls from Summey earlier that morning.

“And he is not getting a response from me,” Mace said.

Monday and Tuesday she's posted dozen messages on "X".

By Tuesday Senators Scott and Graham have told her to knock it off.

Wednesday she tells the world she's suing American Airlines, the TSA and the Charleston Airport.

Cedar's Take:

Just enough already. If someone doesn't ban her from air travel forever I'm going to be disappointed. 

Sean Duffy or Kristy Noam let's address this security breech ASAP!