'Whiplash!' Nancy Mace confounds onlookers with dramatic Pride Month U-turn
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) shouts as U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS

Former intelligence officer Travis Akers couldn't help but notice the 180-degree turn Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has made when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights.

He shared examples of past X posts by Mace celebrating Pride Month in 2021.

"The pandemic kept us all from celebrating Pride here in the Lowcountry in 2020," Mace said in 2021. "But hopefully, as we finally begin to open back up, we can all come together to celebrate the challenges our LGBTQ+ [community] has overcome, and the bright future ahead. #PrideMonth #Pride2021."

That changed, Akers noted, as Mace gleefully celebrated Target's decision to significantly diminish its collection of products celebrating equality.

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Wisconsin woman, Katie Yonke, who purports to be a homesteader with 4 acres of land, said, "Instead of a giant 'PRIDE' display as in the past, they have a USA section!! This is winning!"

Mace retweeted it, adding her own comment that it was part of the "Trump effect."

"I’ve changed or evolved on a few positions over the decades, but this 180 from @RepNancyMace gives me whiplash," commented Akers.

Mace has also waged a war against her colleague Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE), a trans woman. Mace sought to have House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) bar McBride from using the ladies' bathroom. Instead, he thinks she should use the men's room.

Pride Month began on June 1.

Target has suffered under a boycott it faces from both the LGBTQ+ community and those angry over the company eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs amid President Donald Trump's war against DEI.

Last month, the CEO, Brian Cornell, confessed in an email to employees that it had been “a tough few months,” said a report from The Minnesota Star Tribune.

"According to recent data from Placer.ai, foot traffic in Target stores started to decrease during the week of Jan. 27, and the trend continued over the next two months," wrote The Street in a May report.

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