Nancy Mace Wanted to Be the Face of the Never-Trumpers

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) — who endorsed Donald Trump for president this week — “was so angry at Trump during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that she discussed with aides the prospect of confronting the rioters so she could get punched and become the face of anti-Trump Republicans,” the Washington Post reports.

“Mace — who also declared to her staff during the riot that she was a ‘never-Trumper’ — made the comments while she was hiding with staff in her office in the Cannon House building as they watched rioters march through the Capitol on television. If there was video of her challenging rioters on social media, it could give credence to her anti-Trump position, these people said of Mace’s thinking at the time.”