Rep. Nancy Mace confronted Rep. Joe Wilson after he endorsed her primary opponent. (Getty Images)
"Too much at stake," Mace added. "And that there is a place in the party for people like me, people like him, Trump, MAGA, independents, women, everyone. Oh, and that I was working hard to crush it Tuesday."
Mace is facing two Republican primary challengers on June 11, Templeton, a former South Carolina state official, and Marine veteran Bill Young.
Wilson, the longest-serving South Carolina Republican, released a statement on Tuesday hailing Templeton as "smart, honest, and dedicated to President Trump’s agenda to Make America Great Again."
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Former President Trump endorsed Rep. Nancy Mace in March. (Felipe Ramales for Fox News Digital)
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The South Carolina congresswoman secured Trump’s endorsement in March after she already endorsed his bid for president. Wilson and Trump also support each other, with Wilson being named to the former president’s re-election leadership team in South Carolina.
A recent Emerson College/The Hill poll also shows her leading her two primary opponents by double digits. The mid-May survey shows Mace with 47% support, while Templeton and Young trail with 22% and 7% respectively.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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