LEMON DROP | What is up with Nancy Mace?!
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Why is Don Lemon worried about Nancy Mace's recent behavior?
Can we talk about something that is serious? Really serious. Nancy Mace, I don't believe. In my opinion, she's not all right. I don't think that she is well. And I don't say that out of spite or malice. I say it out of genuine concern for her health because a congresswoman appears to be spiraling out of control or crashing out. As the young folks say, let me back up here. Why am I talking about Nancy Mace and her what appears to be her slow self-destruction? Well, recently, the South Carolina lawmaker transformed the quiet aisles of a supermarket or a drugstore into the set of the Real Housewives reunion special. There was screaming. There was name calling. There were even slurs. It was a scene. I'm going to show you the video in just a moment.
But first, I just want to talk to you a bit more about Ms. Mace because she wasn't always this way. Once upon a time, she was actually a relatively moderate, relatively sane member of the Republican conference. But over time, she has sought more and more attention, more and more internet virality, something about her has fundamentally changed, okay? She spent the past two years aligning with the most extreme voices of the MAGA right, flirting with election denial rhetoric, amplifying baseless conspiracy theories, and routinely getting into public fights with everyday Americans. She's become more and more and more, well, unhinged. And this most recent episode is one of the worst yet. Take a look.
What happened in the supermarket confrontation with Nancy Mace?
I do them every year. Every year? You want to keep going? Are you going to do any more this year? Do you want to keep going and keep harassing me? You could have gone to a dozen town halls last year.
I asked if you're doing any more this year. It was one simple question. Yeah.
Are you doing a town hall this year? I've already done one. I'll do plenty more.
Are you doing any more this year? It was a simple question.
You're always invited. Okay. And by the way, I voted for gay marriage twice. What does that have to do with me? So I'm just saying it has everything to do with you.
Do you think everything about me has to do with gay marriage?
I do. Absolutely.
That's your first stance when you speak with me? Absolutely. There's no other humane conversation you can have about me. If you want to get in my face about town halls, you should have shown up to one last year. There's no other humane thing you can talk about me just saying, oh, I support gay marriage.
Yeah. That's the only thing you have to say. Because you're getting in my face about a town hall you could have gone last year.
Oh, if you ask me one simple question from right over here is if you have any plans to have more town halls this year.
I have town halls every year. I have over a dozen every year.
Great. That was my entire question.
You didn't have to go to the spiel at all. You could have come to any of them last year.
I had over a dozen.
Where were you the year before that? Or the year before that? Oh, because you know what? Because you people on the left are crazy.
You're absolutely fucking crazy. I'm absolutely fucking crazy. Get out of my face. Goodbye. Fuck you. I'm not. I'm not. I won by so much. Yeah, fuck you. Get out of my face. Get out of my face. Try it again. What's your name? What's your name? What's your name? Yep, I sure did. Absolutely.
How did the on-screen argument escalate to insults and slurs?
Get the fuck out of my face. Now. Fuck you. Fuck you. You couldn't take me on, baby. Stay the fuck away from me.
So there is so much to unpack here, from the F-bombs to the needless personal insults. But let's start with that bizarre reference to gay marriage, okay? Nancy Mace. What? How is the fact that you voted for gay marriage even remotely relevant to a constituent asking about whether you're going to hold town halls? Legit question. Why are you throwing that out there? Look, I don't know if the man in the video is gay or not for the sake of argument. Let's just say that he is. Why should the fact that you voted for gay marriage even be an issue here? Is that the only thing gay people care about in your mind?
Why did Nancy Mace bring up her vote for gay marriage during the confrontation?
They can't care about inflation or tariffs or democracy? Do you know how unbelievably insulting that is?
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Chapters
4 chapters
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Why is Don Lemon worried about Nancy Mace's recent behavior?
0:00–1:23
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What happened in the supermarket confrontation with Nancy Mace?
1:23–2:56
3
How did the on-screen argument escalate to insults and slurs?
2:56–3:44
4
Why did Nancy Mace bring up her vote for gay marriage during the confrontation?
3:44–9:49
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