Nancy Mace Jokes Her ‘Revenge’ on Trump Is Joining the Unemployment Line
Rep. Nancy Mace’s joke about getting “revenge” on Donald Trump by joining the unemployment count is more than a post-primary quip. It marks the latest turn in one of the Republican Party’s more volatile political relationships.
Mace posted Thursday that people had asked whether she would seek revenge on Trump for “ending” her political career. “The answer is yes,” she wrote, saying she would be “adding to the unemployment number in January.”
The comment came after Mace finished fifth in South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial primary. Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, who received Trump’s endorsement, advanced to a June 23 runoff against Attorney General Alan Wilson. Reuters reported that the Republican nominee is favored in November because South Carolina remains heavily Republican in governor races.
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The result leaves Mace’s next move uncertain. AP reported that she said she was headed back to the private sector after her current House term, while also noting that she endorsed Wilson after conceding.
Mace’s relationship with Trump has shifted repeatedly. AP reported that she criticized Trump after Jan. 6, later courted his support, endorsed him in 2024, spoke at the Republican National Convention and branded herself “Trump in high heels” during her governor campaign. But Trump backed Evette instead, saying Evette had supported him early and “never wavered.”
Social reaction has focused on Mace’s political whiplash, her failed Trump courtship and mockery from opponents after her loss. That reaction amplifies the story, but the core consequence is political: a sitting congresswoman gave up her House path, lost badly statewide, and now faces an uncertain future outside office.
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