Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) published an explosive email tirade on Thursday, attacking one of her opponents in the primary for South Carolina governor by accusing her of fabricating endorsements.
"Nancy Mace for Governor campaign is calling on Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette to immediately take down her false and misleading TV ad claiming support from President Donald Trump and Governor Henry McMaster, neither of whom have endorsed any candidate in the race for Governor," stated the email. "The ad falsely suggests both President Donald Trump and Governor Henry McMaster have endorsed her candidacy, a lie that Evette has pushed multiple times throughout this campaign both publicly and privately in an effort to confuse voters. At the very least it is unethical, and at the very most it is disqualifying."
Her press secretary, Piper Gifford, stated, “This is nothing but more false advertising from Pam Evette. Evette is trying to trick Republican voters with a non-existent Trump endorsement. The fact is simple: President Trump has not endorsed her, and neither has Governor McMaster. In fact, McMaster has made it crystal clear he isn’t endorsing anyone at this time, including his own Lieutenant Governor.”
Ironically, while Mace — who is leaving Congress after a long string of erratic behavior, a 180-degree heel turn to oppose LGBTQ rights, and bizarre treatment of staff — is not claiming an endorsement from Trump, the very email in which she leveled the accusation was bannered by a picture of her standing right next to Trump, both of whom were holding their thumbs up, and a logo modeled after Trump's own campaign logo.
Evette shortly hit back, posting on X, "Nancy, the only one lying in this race is you when you pretend to be a Trump Supporter. But then again, that’s what we expect from a DC politician."
She accompanied this with an ad proclaiming "Crazy Nancy Mace" to be a "Never Trumper" and noting she disavowed him shortly after the Jan. 6 attack.
Mace didn't back down.
"Actually Pam, I’m what they call an OG. I was hired by Trump in 2015, long before you ever knew his name," Mace replied. "Why can’t you stop lying?"
Mace told Evette she's "guilty as charged" if her definition of a "'D.C. politician' is taking on Ilhan Omar, Jasmine Crockett, George Stephanopoulos," and the trans community, using a slur to refer to transgender people.
"You could never do what I do, because you’ve never had the courage. You might want to sit this one out," Mace concluded.