Part of: Musgrave v. Mace (2:25-cv-01823-RMG) · 2026 Governor Campaign
Johnny Palmadessa at Nancy Mace's Office: 'Hope You All Get Fired. Have a Good Retirement.'
Johnny Palmadessa, who posts political videos on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, filmed himself at Rep. Nancy Mace's office and posted it on Nov. 5. To her staff he says: 'Thank you so much for Dr. Annie Andrews. We're so grateful. Hope you all get fired. Have a good day. Have a good retirement.' Dr. Annie Andrews, a Democrat, had just won South Carolina's U.S. Senate seat. Mace wrote the next morning that it was 'one small silver lining' that Andrews 'will be a one term senator.' Here is the video and its credit, the best of the 54 comments under it, and the record.
Friday, November 6, 2026.
Johnny Palmadessa filmed himself at Rep. Nancy Mace's office and thanked her staff for Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democrat who just won South Carolina's U.S. Senate seat. "Hope you all get fired," he says. "Have a good day. Have a good retirement." He posted the 25-second video on Facebook on Nov. 5. Here is what he says, what Mace wrote about Andrews' win, and what people wrote under the video.
Source: Palmadessa's Facebook reel, posted Nov. 5, 2026 (24.6 seconds). We read the comments from the public page on Nov. 6 at 7:00 a.m. ET, when Facebook showed 54 comments, 1.3K reactions and 54 shares. We checked his words against the audio with several speech-recognition passes; where the audio is muddy, we say so. Facebook's own pages gave conflicting view counts, so we give none.
The video
His caption reads: "I'm just letting South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace know my appreciation. #southcarolina #congress #senate". On-screen text runs across the whole clip: "Visiting Nancy Mace to talk about South Carolina going blue." The picture is mostly a low shot of a hallway floor; the audio carries the story.
What he says, in the lines that come through clearly:
- He says he is going in to "wish her a goodbye."
- He asks, "Hi, this is Congresswoman Mace's office, right?" and a voice answers, "Yeah."
- "Thank you so much for all you guys have done for the state of South Carolina. Seriously."
- Then the audio is muffled. He appears to say the staff were "so god-awful" that they helped "flip the whole thing blue." We are not quoting that line in full.
- "Thank you so much for Dr. Annie Andrews. We're so grateful." The audio is soft on her first name, and some of our passes heard "Amy"; the surname is clear, and he is plainly thanking the winning Senate candidate.
- "Hope you all get fired. Have a good day. Have a good retirement."
We did not identify the staff members and do not name anyone who answers.
The Senate result he is thanking them for
Annie Andrews, a Democrat and a Charleston pediatrician, won the special election for South Carolina's U.S. Senate seat on Nov. 3. The Associated Press projected the result; she is the first Democrat to win the seat since 1998 (FOX Carolina). The BBC called it the state's first Democratic Senate victory in 28 years, in a state Donald Trump won by 18 points in 2024 (BBC).
What Mace wrote about it
At 7:26 a.m. ET on Nov. 4, the morning after, Mace posted on X (post):
One small silver lining this morning is that Annie Andrews will be a one term senator.
Mark my words.
We found no post or statement from Mace or her office about Palmadessa's video as of Nov. 6.
What people wrote under the video
Facebook showed 54 comments and replies. Most cheer him on. Several are insults aimed at Mace; we do not repeat them. The most-reacted comment (26 reactions) is a picture, not text. These are the best of the rest, exactly as written, with the commenter's display name and the number Facebook prints under the comment. Commenters' profile photos are hidden in the screenshots.
Jay Calabig, 12 reactions: 5th place Mace lol
Nikki Milcavage, 9 reactions: This is how trolling is done👏👏👏
Katie Gilkey, 8 reactions: Well done!
Jeremy Guest, 4 reactions: 4th year Master gloating class.
Kate Elizabeth, 4 reactions: Omg please go to Ann Wagner's office
Lallie Goldmas, 2 reactions: I wish there wasn't so much of an underwater sound, as a South Carolinian I have been waiting for this moment right here! Woo-hooooooo! 👏🏾💙🌊🌊🇺🇲
Not everyone cheered. Thomas Welch Jr. (0 reactions) wrote: Democrats Republicans both horrible. Care nothing about you
The record
- Her primary. Mace finished fifth in the June 9 Republican primary for governor, with 12% of the vote (WCIV / ABC News 4). The top text comment below, "5th place Mace lol," appears to refer to it.
- Her seat. She ran for governor instead of re-election, so her House seat was open this fall (Military.com). Her term ends Jan. 3.
Credit
The video is Johnny Palmadessa's. Find him on Facebook, Instagram (@johnnypalmadessa), TikTok (@johnnypalmadessa), YouTube (@JohnnyPalmadessa) and Threads (@JohnnyPalmadessa), or at johnnypalmadessa.org. The Short above uses about 12 seconds of his video, credited on screen, with an AI-generated narration voice. Nothing here is a finding about anyone.
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