Congresswoman Nancy Mace. (Screenshot)
On Thursday, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) posted a video of herself maskless, demanding that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "come and get me" for not following re-imposed requirements to wear a mask on the House floor and decrying the guidelines as an "insane power grab."
Madam Speaker, your insane power grab is showing. Today I\u2019m not wearing a mask outside of the chamber b/c I follow science \u2014 not Pelosi. Come and get me.pic.twitter.com/7vDNn4Tzke— Nancy Mace (@Nancy Mace) 1627566835
The rules were brought back as a consequence of the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, coupled with the fact that some members of Congress — all Republicans — remain unvaccinated. A number of other Republicans have also angrily refused to comply with the rules, like Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-C), who even allegedly threw a mask back at a staffer who offered it to her.
Mace's Twitter outburst invited immediate criticism and scorn from commenters on social media.
Nancy Mace said one negative thing about trump and 1/6. So now she has to absolutely lose her mind with stupid right wing insanity so she doesn't lose her primaryhttps://twitter.com/NancyMace/status/1420744397860212745\u00a0\u2026— Kombiz Lavasany (@Kombiz Lavasany) 1627569616
Try again....why don't u help you fellow south carolinians get vaccinated and help to prevent having to wear masks.....your own department of health says opposite of what your saying https://twitter.com/NancyMace/status/1420744397860212745\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/pc5lM1y3zM— Thomas Labanick (@Thomas Labanick) 1627569550
I think an insane power grab would be permitting the spread of a highly infectious and deadly virus to spread among the GOP, w/out any effort to stop it.\n\nThe dems are protecting themselves with masks and vaccines. But you do you. Go ahead, risk unnecessary death for the GOP.https://twitter.com/nancymace/status/1420744397860212745\u00a0\u2026— \ud83e\udd8b Fully Vaccinated! (@\ud83e\udd8b Fully Vaccinated!) 1627569544
Hi, Science called, they said wear a freaking mask inside, even if you're vaccinated, because COVID isn't gone.— Michael Ratliff (@Michael Ratliff) 1627568270
This isn't following science. This is foolish grandstanding.— Evil Wilma (@Evil Wilma) 1627568324
Nancy doesn't need to come get you. Just watch your paycheck shrink every time you're fined. R's are making masks a political issue. If you had a shred of respect for other people, you'd mask up.— Jerome Paul (@Jerome Paul) 1627568299
