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Nancy Mace explains confrontation with airport police: ‘I don’t wanna be the next person that gets shot and killed’

November 3, 2025 | | Print Article

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) received a tongue-lashing from Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina.

Mace confirmed the dust-up with agents during an interview with Fox Business Network’s Cheryl Casone. While liberal media has been painting her as a monster for standing up to the agents, she views her actions as justified, alleging their behavior put her in danger.

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“Well, one of the rumors last week was that I was blocked by TSA, which was not in fact true. Yes, I did have an interaction on Thursday. I want to be very clear here. We saw, last year, two assassination attempts on President Trump. Just a few weeks ago, we all witnessed as Charlie Kirk was assassinated right before our eyes in public. We’ve seen that Steve Scalise years ago was shot, what, four or five times. And in the political environment we have today, there’s no room for error when it comes to security,” the politician explained.

“I have at this particular airport and no other. This is the only airport where I have any issues, but my children have had issues here, my employees, but we have had over two dozen security breaches at this particular airport just 11 months into this year, today. I’ve been in four airports in the last five days without incident. So yes, I did confront those who did not show up to do the job. My safety was put at risk. I have had incidents at airports. I had an incident in Chicago earlier this year where a man followed me through the airport, and the Chicago airport security was very swift to ensure that I was safe and get that individual out of there. I had another-, other incidences where someone tried to physically have an altercation with me at one of the DC airports,” she added.

“I’m grateful to the Capitol police for stepping in, but this is a serious issue. And mediocrity when it comes to airport security, and security breaches will not be tolerated when I’m governor and not when I am in Congress for nobody.”

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“But so why wouldn’t they let you through? That’s the part that I’m not quite understanding here. What was the reason?” Casone pressed further.

“Well, they did let me through. I was let through. Yeah, no, I was let through, but there is a federal process under TSA rules that requires federal officials to have law enforcement personally escort us through the crew member line. So there’s a process. I waited patiently, I asked for assistance from TSA, they were very helpful, and so we did it eventually, but you know what the Charleston Airport did was also release details about the vehicle that I was dropped off at, putting my safety at risk on Thursday. They released details on where I get dropped off at the airport by releasing video,” Mace revealed. “It’s all scary for an individual. I have more than 1,300 death threats a year. And so I take my security very, very seriously. I don’t wanna be the next person that gets shot and killed.”

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