Tim Scott Hits Back at Nancy Mace Over Congresswoman's Airport Saga

NOTUS reported Sen. Scott's pointed response to Mace's invocation of his name in the airport incident aftermath, with Scott contrasting his own respectful treatment of police and airport staff with Mace's reported conduct.

Amelia Benavides-Colón · November 4, 2025

NOTUS reporter Amelia Benavides-Colón covered Sen. Tim Scott's response to the Charleston airport incident on November 4, 2025. Scott objected to Mace naming him in her public statements and issued a pointed contrast between his conduct toward law enforcement and airport personnel and her reported behavior. Scott's statement was among the first from a fellow Republican to put distance between the party and Mace's conduct.

Scott called on any colleague invoking his name to first acknowledge how he treats the people who work in airports and described berating officers as categorically unacceptable.

"For those who want to invoke my name, please have the courtesy to note my actions and how I treat police officers, TSA agents, and fellow travelers with the respect they deserve."

Sen. Tim Scott, as quoted by NOTUS, November 4, 2025

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Sen. Tim Scott denounces Rep. Mace naming him following situation at CHS airport

Sen. Tim Scott publicly distanced himself from Mace after she invoked his name in connection with the airport incident, stating it is 'never acceptable' to berate police officers and emphasizing that elected officials serve the public.

November 5, 2025 · Dispatch

Nancy Mace faces backlash, legal threat fallout from airport clash

The Post and Courier, South Carolina's paper of record, covered both senators' condemnation of Mace's airport conduct and reported on the legal threats she issued against the airport after the police report and surveillance footage became public.

November 20, 2025 · Dispatch

Sources: Nancy Mace Bracing for 'Another Viral Airport Video'

FITSNews reported, citing anonymous sources, that Rep. Mace was anticipating release of footage from a separate November 21, 2024 confrontation at Reagan National Airport (DCA), a distinct, earlier episode unrelated to the October 30, 2025 Charleston airport incident. No video had been publicly released as of the report date, and the account rested on a single-source anonymous witness.

November 11, 2025 · Dispatch

Editorial: Mace's airport tirade, counterpunches show contempt for police, public

The Post and Courier editorial board condemned Rep. Mace's conduct at Charleston International Airport, arguing that a scheduling mixup by airport officials did not excuse her public tirade. The board also criticized her subsequent social-media counterpunches as demonstrating contempt for law enforcement and the public.

November 6, 2025 · Dispatch

Did Nancy Mace make a Lindsey Graham gay joke after he called out her alleged temper tantrum?

LGBTQ Nation analyzed Mace's social-media response to Sen. Lindsey Graham's rebuke of her airport conduct, reading her post, 'Interesting. Lindsey Graham all of a sudden wants to talk about women', as an insinuation about Graham's sexuality. Mace did not confirm or deny that reading.