Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., seen in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, April 10, 2025, held a town hall in Greenville, South Carolina, that turned heated on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
During her town hall in Greenville on Monday, one attendee questioned how Mace would ensure people being detained in Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids will get "due process," noting it's a constitutional right.
"I mean, if I could put the National Guard on the corner of Home Depot every morning at 6 a.m., I would do that too," Mace responded.
At another point, she told a critical attendee, "Some of you do hate our country," and "I think you might even hate our state, too."
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Mace defended President Donald Trump, pictured here on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, and his ICE policies. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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She signaled, however, that she was willing and even eager to face critics at future town hall events again.
"I don't mind it. I hope that more come to our events. We're taking the state by storm," Mace said.
Mace is running in a crowded Republican gubernatorial primary that also includes South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, state Attorney General Alan Wilson, and fellow House GOP lawmaker Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C.
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