Part of: Ulta Beauty confrontation (Apr. 19, 2025)
Mace at Ulta Beauty: 'Fuck you. You are absolutely fucking insane.'
On April 19, 2025, Mace was recorded confronting constituent Ely Murray-Quick at an Ulta Beauty in Mount Pleasant, S.C., after Murray-Quick asked when she would hold a town hall; Mace posted the video herself.
On April 19, 2025, at an Ulta Beauty store in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Mace was recorded responding to constituent Ely Murray-Quick, who had asked when she planned to hold a town hall:
"Fuck you. You are absolutely fucking insane. You people on the left are crazy. You're absolutely fucking crazy."
Mace posted the video of the exchange herself on social media.
The two videos
Both Mace and Murray-Quick filmed the encounter. Both clips are playable below.
Mace's video, posted to her own X account, was viewed more than seven million times:
Some unhinged lunatic, a man, wearing daisy dukes, at a makeup store, got in my face today. Dems are nuts. So I went off - and I won't be backing down. I hold the line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Try me.
Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) April 19, 2025
Nancy Mace's own video of the Ulta exchange, posted to X on April 19, 2025.
Murray-Quick's video, filmed from his side of the aisle, is the footage CNN later aired (his name appears on screen). CNN's reporting described his approach as "calm":
Ely Murray-Quick's own footage, as aired by CNN. His original Facebook upload of the clip is no longer public; CNN's airing is the available copy. Watch it at CNN on YouTube.
Source: Post and Courier · archived · Mace's video on X · Murray-Quick's footage on CNN
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