'They absolutely earned it': Nancy Mace doubles down after meltdown at TSA agents

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is in her eighth hour of her fourth day of complaining about Charleston International Airport security that couldn't find her on Thursday morning to protect her on her walk to her plane.

Among the details in the incident report was that Mace attacked TSA agents and police, calling them "f---ing incompetent" and alleging that she should be treated better as an elected official.

Hours after appearing on Fox Business and conducting a press conference, Mace was still posting on X about the incident.

"Did I drop an f-bomb? I hope I did. Did I call them incompetent? If I didn't, they absolutely earned it," Mace said in a meme with the official seal of the House of Representatives.

Due to the government shutdown, TSA isn't being paid, and it's unclear if airport police are being paid. Reports say hundreds of agents are calling out sick because they're forced to take on additional work to pay their bills.

Mace has been mocked and attacked by members of her community, including a number of Republicans and conservatives.

She alleged, "We’ve had 1,300+ death threats this year. Two dozen security breaches at CHS."

However, the U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement in February that in 2024 there were a total of 9,474 "concerning statements and direct threats against members of Congress." This would mean more than one in 10 threats against all 535 members of the House and Senate are explicitly directed at Mace.