Congresswoman Melts Down Over Town Hall Backlash, Calls Constituents ‘Evil’

South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace (R) is under fire again—this time from her own constituents—and instead of answering their questions, she’s lashing out.

In a video posted to X on Monday, Mace accused South Carolinians flooding her office with calls of being “hateful,” “ugly,” and even “evil.” Their crime? Demanding she show up to a town hall she refused to attend.

“What you all are doing is evil. It’s completely evil,” Mace said in the video, with no apparent irony.
“Stop being violent with your words… You don’t have any issues that need to be resolved. You’re just being nasty.”

My message to the deranged town hall fakers – listen up: pic.twitter.com/QsDkGUhUti

— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) April 7, 2025

The calls reportedly came in after Mace skipped a March town hall hosted by the Lowcountry Accountability Alliance, a nonpartisan community group. Mace dismissed the event as “unsafe” and run by “left-wing extremists” and “paid agitators”—a now-familiar tactic echoing Donald Trump’s playbook: discredit critics by branding them as dangerous.

“We refuse to be bullied by individuals who are threatening me, my employees, and my family,” Mace claimed at the time, without offering evidence.
“This is FAKE NEWS.”

Constituents Say They Just Want to Be Heard

But locals say the event was anything but dangerous.

“This is not a hoax. This is a group of concerned citizens,” said Guang Ming Whitley, a Mount Pleasant Town Council Member and Mayor Pro Tempore who helped organize the event.
“Moms with kids, people with jobs, people who live here—raising dollars ten bucks at a time.”

Whitley says the goal was simple: give residents a chance to ask questions and hear directly from their representative.

“I just think it’s unfortunate that we live in a world where anyone who disagrees with you is going to be branded as deranged or extreme,” she told ABC News 4.

A Familiar Pattern of Deflection

Mace, once hailed as a moderate Republican critical of Trump after January 6, has taken a sharp rightward turn as she tries to secure her political future. Her recent rhetoric is drawing comparisons to other GOP figures who have attacked constituents, journalists, and watchdog groups instead of engaging.

Critics say this is part of a broader trend among Republican lawmakers avoiding public accountability.

“This is what happens when elected officials stop seeing themselves as public servants and start acting like influencers,” said political analyst Jared Loman.
“The goal isn’t to govern—it’s to rile up a base and dodge the hard questions.”

Constituent Services—or Stonewalling?

In her video, Mace insisted only one of the 300 calls to her office involved a “real issue.” The rest, she claimed, were a waste of staff time.

“Your BS calls are taking away from people who have real needs,” she said.

But that statement has raised eyebrows—especially among voters who expect their representative to be responsive, even when the questions are uncomfortable.

“She’s basically saying, ‘If you disagree with me, your voice doesn’t count,’” said Charleston resident Marissa Cole, who voted for Mace in 2022 but says she’s now “embarrassed” by the congresswoman’s behavior.

A Warning Sign for 2026?

Mace’s 1st Congressional District has been competitive before—and Democrats smell blood in the water. If she keeps alienating constituents and ducking public forums, she may find herself not just skipping town halls, but packing up her office.

“We don’t need another performative politician,” said Cole. “We need someone who actually shows up.”