Mace criticizes Charleston Airport for its security after alleged tirade
Rep. Nancy Mace (R.S.C.) criticized Charleston International Airport (CHS) security after a police report filed last Thursday alleged she lashed out at officers in a profanity-laced tirade.
During a Monday morning appearance on Fox Business, Mayes said officers did not show up in time to meet her at the airport.
“This is a serious issue, and mediocrity when it comes to airport security and security violations will not be tolerated,” said Mace, who is running for governor of the Palmetto State.
According to a police report filed by Charleston County Aviation Authority officers, police were scheduled to meet Mays, who was scheduled to arrive in a white BMW, at 6:30 a.m. EST at the ticket sales area. From there, they will accompany the representative to her trip.
At approximately 6:35 a.m. EST, officers were informed that Mays was approximately 15 minutes behind schedule. Just before 7 a.m. EST, dispatchers told officers that Mays was at the entrance for crew members known to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Once officers arrived at that entrance, Mays “immediately began cursing loudly and making derogatory comments about us and the department,” the report states. Mace allegedly added that the officers were “incompetent” and that “this is no way to treat an American actor.”
Mays embarked on her flight to O’Hare International Airport at approximately 7:10 a.m. EST, and departed at approximately 7:30 a.m. EST.
Later Monday morning, Mays posted messages between her staff and CHS security on the social media platform X, saying that if the airport “continues to lie, we will continue to expose the lies.”
According to the messages, on Wednesday, one of her employees informed security that Mays would arrive at approximately 6:30 a.m. EST at CHS in a silver BMW. At 6:29 a.m. EDT on the day of her flight, another staffer informed security that the congresswoman would arrive in 10 to 15 minutes, with an officer noticing the change five minutes later.
Shortly thereafter, the second employee said Mays was waiting at the TSA entrance, and another officer responded that they were “trying to take care of him.”
Later in the morning, after Mays had boarded her flight, the employee informed the second officer that they had “dropped her off at the doors of the station” and that they had arrived in a silver BMW.
In a separate conversation, an officer said that security had “prepared everything for her so that there would be someone waiting for her when she arrived” and that they were “not sure what happened.”
The Hill has reached out to CHS for comment.
