BEAUFORT, S.C. () — Representative Nancy Mace of the Lowcountry addressed rumors Wednesday about her potential early retirement from Congress, which emerged in the context of a House discharge petition discussion.

The New York Times had suggested that Mace was considering an early exit after a meeting with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene to explore this possibility.

Republican Representative Greene had previously announced her departure in late November, citing a disagreement with President Donald Trump.

Mace took to X to refute these claims, stating, “Retiring is a BIG FAT NO from me – not sure why the internet is running with this like wildfire – for the clicks I suppose.”

In a follow-up post, she reiterated her stance, expressing frustration with the sluggish pace of Congress and the press fabricating stories, but clearly stating she never mentioned retirement.

“Internet is wild,” she said. “So too are my opponents spreading this nonsense.”

Mace did confirm that there is frustration around discharge petitions and Trump’s executive orders when she responded to the claims of her early retirement plans.

“Confirmed: There’s frustration that discharge petitions are the only way to move things through the House,” Mace said. “Confirmed: There’s frustration we haven’t codified Trump’s Executive Orders. We did Gulf of America. Cool. Look at Elise Stefanik or Anna Paulina Luna comments this week.”

The discussion around discharge petitions ramped up after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) began pushing for a petition to ban members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stock.

Discharge petitions require the support of 218 lawmakers and allow members to bring a bill or resolution to the floor without needing the cooperation from the committee of referral, or the majority-party leadership and the Committee on Rules.

Mace posted another statement around 9 p.m. Wednesday in support of the ban on stock trading for members with an AI simulation of her signing it.

“Here I am signing the discharge petition TODAY to FORCE a vote on banning stock trading for Members of Congress,” she said. “Everyone agrees this is wrong. Yet we still can’t get a vote. That’s Washington. And yes, it’s frustrating.”