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“I am Trump in high heels”, Mace launches her governor campaign
At her August 6, 2025 Myrtle Beach campaign launch, Mace vowed to ‘burn it down to the ground’ and called herself ‘Trump in high heels.’
On August 6, 2025, at a Myrtle Beach town hall launching her campaign for South Carolina governor, Mace vowed to “burn it down to the ground and build it right back up” and called herself “Trump in high heels.” The on-screen line is the exact phrase she used; the full quote appears in the facts above. Built as a quote card (no public video embed of the town hall).
Source: ABC News · Full dispatch
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