South Carolina Republican Representative Nancy Mace is not happy after video from 2016 of her "baby birding" a shot of alcohol into another woman's mouth resurfaced.
The video, resurfaced by The Daily Mail, shows Mace in a kitchen pouring a shot of alcohol into her mouth, then spitting it into another woman’s mouth. The second woman, wearing a “TRUMP” t-shirt, passed the shot to a man, who in turn spit it into a fourth person’s mouth before vomiting on the floor.
The footage dates back to 2016 or 2017, after her unsuccessful 2014 Senate bid against Senator Lindsey Graham but before her 2018 run for the South Carolina House of Representatives, which she won.
You can see the video below.
Mace did not deny the video’s authenticity when approached for comment, only saying:
“This is why good people don’t run for office."
The resurfaced video has drawn criticism, highlighting a perceived hypocrisy given Mace’s staunch opposition to transgender rights and her poor legislative record on LGBTQ+ issues.
In Congress, she has scored just 14 and 15 out of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Congressional Scorecard. She also voted against the Equality Act, which seeks to ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals, and opposed reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act because it included protections for transgender inmates.
Mace later criticized The Daily Mail's reporting and while making yet another transphobic remark blamed "the Left" for the story even though the publication is historically right-wing:
"Living rent-free in the Left's mind is the luxury I didn’t know I needed—thanks for the upgrade! A gross act is a man watching a woman undress in our locker room. Your attacks won’t stop me. Keep trying though."
You can see her post below.
She was swiftly called out.
The video originally came to light in 2018 during her run for South Carolina state house against Democrat Cindy Boatwright, who said after learning of the video that Mace is “totally unfit” for public office.
Boatwright said:
“She is the worst sort of politician, an opportunist who is solely interested in her fame. She wants to be known as National Nancy.”
Mace's recent stance against transgender rights—attacks that largely concern Representative-elect Sarah McBride, the first transgender woman elected to Congress—have also been called out for showboating.
Late last month, New York Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who derided Mace and her supporters for "endangering women ... girls of all kinds," said "they''re doing this so Nancy Mace can make a buck and send a text and fundraise off an email."
