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Nancy Mace has firmly denied accusations from law enforcement about her alleged profane outburst directed at officers and TSA officials, following the release of video footage capturing a dispute at Charleston International Airport.
The fervent supporter of the MAGA movement, who is currently in the race for South Carolina’s gubernatorial seat, strongly criticized a police report she claims is riddled with inaccuracies. During an interview with CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday, Mace addressed the allegations head-on.
Collins aired portions of the CCTV video and inquired about claims that Mace had insulted an employee with terms like ‘f***ing idiot’ and ‘f***ing incompetent.’
In response, Mace declared, “I am absolutely saying that that report was falsified. 100 percent fictitious.”
The surveillance footage, recorded at Charleston International Airport on the morning of October 30, allegedly shows Mace, 47, in a state of frustration when airport police were not immediately available to accompany her to her departure gate after she unexpectedly arrived in a silver BMW at a different location.
In astonishing video, Mace is seen jabbing her finger at a female TSA agent after being left standing at the security gate for six minutes.
‘You need to go and get whoever, because I’m not going through your TSA line,’ she said.
Mace told Collins she had asked for ‘all the video, all the audio’ and that the CCTV footage that had been made public did not reflect what the police report alleged occurred.
Nancy Mace has denied ‘false’ reports she launched a vile, foul-mouthed tirade at officers and TSA officials after footage emerged of an altercation at Charleston International Airport
In astonishing video, Mace is seen jabbing her finger at a female TSA agent after being left standing at the security gate for six minutes
‘The video that was released yesterday showed me asking TSA agents for help and assistance,’ she said.
‘Last time I checked, asking for help isn’t against the law, nor is being frustrated.’
Mace also noted the incident took place in October, shortly after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated and she experienced an uptick in death threats.
‘I take my security seriously,’ she said. ‘That is very, very important.’
Collins doubled down on her line of questioning, asking if Mace denied making the offensive comments.
‘Did you say those things?’ she asked.
‘No, I did not,’ Mace immediately replied.
‘So you’re saying the police officers are lying?’ Collins asked.
Mace responded: ‘No. I’m saying the police report is, in part, false. That is a falsified document.’
The Republican representative later noted she was ‘definitely frustrated’, and ‘expressed frustration, but in no way, shape or form did I call them idiots.
Mace also noted the incident took place in October, shortly after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated and she experienced an uptick in death threats
‘I have never called someone an idiot,’ she said. ‘That is shocking to me.
Speaking directly to the footage of her jabbing her finger in the direction of the agent, Mace argued she was actually pointing to a ‘security desk where security normally sit and wait’, and asking the TSA agent to call for assistance.
‘Expressing one’s frustration isn’t illegal. To file a police incident report, the idea that expressing one’s frustration is an arrestable offence… is obsene,’ she said.
The police report made public on Tuesday conceded that altercation occurred after a supervising police officer had incorrectly told colleagues that Mace would be arriving in a white car.
It stated that a minor mix up with officers was blown entirely out of proportion based on Mace’s subsequent conduct – including f-bomb laden rants at ‘incompetent idiots’ – left cops and security personnel ‘visibly upset’ and ‘feeling downtrodden.’
Cops arrived to escort her through the security gate, but Mace then allegedly turned her rage on the police.
According to the report, she told them: ‘I’m sick of your s***, I’m tired of having to wait. I should not have to wait. You guys are always f***ing late, this is f***ing ridiculous.’
Cops arrived to escort her through the security gate, but Mace then turned her rage on the police
The staunch MAGA loyalist, who is running for South Carolina governor, slammed a damning police report which she maintained was full of falsehoods while speaking with CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday
In his November 12 report, Charleston Airport Police Chief James A. Woods wrote: ‘While it is clear that we hold a certain level of responsibility in miscommunicating the color of Congresswoman Mace’s vehicle, it’s also equally clear that her continued failure to follow established procedures at the checkpoint is what turned a minor miscommunication over the color of a vehicle into the spectacle that this issue has become for our employees and airport workers.’
A TSA officer who was interviewed by cops said he was shocked at Mace’s behavior, particularly given her status as a lawmaker in the nation’s capital.
The officer added that her behavior was ‘very unbecoming if she’s representing us … in a political aspect.’
None of the TSA officers were receiving paychecks at the time due to the government shutdown.
The police report noted that Mace’s previous conduct at the airport, including showing up at undesignated drop-off points, had caused confusion.
In addition, her use of the encrypted messaging app Signal – which ‘no other protectee’ uses for talking to the cops – increased complications.
The ‘high personnel turnover’ in Mace’s office also ‘exacerbated’ the communications difficulties, the report added.