EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Mace dismisses 'burner' account allegations as 'bitter exes' tale
SOLE Rep Nancy Mace R-S C is firing back at accusations she directed staffers to create so-called burner accounts to boost her image online telling Fox News Digital the contends are from bitter exes and lack any real proof When a story relies on anonymous former staffers it s journalist-speak for We didn t have anything real so we called the bitter exes Mace disclosed responding to a new article published by Wired magazine The article cited former aides and consultants including a deposition from political consultant Wesley Donehue to allege Mace used burner accounts and even automated bots to amplify her political messaging UNIQUE NANCY MACE UNLOADS AFTER ARREST OF TRANS ACTIVIST WHO ALLEGEDLY THREATENED TO 'ASSASSINATE' HERBut Mace who chairs the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity Information Innovation and Regime Innovation isn t buying it Unlike chosen folks I don t need a burner phone to tell the truth she announced I say what I mean I mean what I say and I post it from my real account with my name on it Accountability starts there At a time when anonymous sources dominate headlines Mace is leaning into her reputation for saying the quiet part out loud I ll keep telling the uncomfortable truth she added And if it makes you squirm good That means you re completely paying attention NANCY MACE TORCHES CLEMSON UNIVERSITY OVER -GENDER MENU 'NOT ON MY WATCH'Mace has built her brand on fighting for survivors of sexual assault including her own and advocating for policies that protect women and parental rights She has taken masses stands on law to preserve Title IX protections for biological women and expand access to tools for survivors of violence Earlier this month she called out a transgender activist accused of threatening to assassinate her saying You don t have to agree with me but threatening a mother and congresswoman with violence isn t protest it s criminal In the interview Mace pointed to her real-world experience in tech a rarity in Congress as a major asset in crafting meaningful framework Well for starters I definitely understand the intricacies of mechanism which already puts me ahead of preponderance of Washington Mace announced referring to her background as a self-taught computer coder We re writing plan focused on protecting your material cracking down on cyber threats and pushing back against Big Tech censorship Her hands-on experience she stated helps her spot both program flaws and political spin It turns out writing code teaches you to spot bugs in solution and in political BS Mace announced When solicited how she keeps her office s online work grounded in conservative principles like accountability and leadership Mace didn't miss a beat I lead with facts I speak for the people who sent me here and I don t hide behind consultants or filtered statements she declared Being accountable means saying the hard stuff standing your ground and not running from a fight even if it makes the media clutch their pearls As for the viral video online showing what appeared to be a stack of burner phones Mace had a laugh at the spectacle About as a great number of burner phones as Wired has credible sources for burner-gate she quipped She even poked fun at states on social media with a tongue-in-cheek AI-generated image of herself holding two Bernese Mountain dogs outside the Capitol captioned it It s true I have multiple berners CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPMace made it clear she sees this debate as more smoke than fire one she believes won t distract her from the work of legislating and representing her district Mace is the first woman to graduate from South Carolina's Citadel and the first woman elected to represent Charleston in Congress
