Mace: ‘Anybody would say yes’ to being Trump VP pick

Rep. Nancy Mace (RS.C.) said she was open to running alongside former President Trump, days after Trump confirmed he would not be on his list of running mate candidates. The answer would be yes.”

Mace endorsed Trump last month, the latest in a string of South Carolina lawmakers not to endorse former Gov. Nikki Haley, R.S. Mace said that while he doesn’t “completely see eye to eye” with any of the candidates and “disengages,” it’s time to “unite” behind Trump.

In an interview with Politico that aired Friday, Mace spoke about his support for the former president and the possibility of joining his presidential candidacy. At a town hall event in South Carolina on Tuesday, President Trump confirmed the final list of candidates, which did not include Mace.

“Of course you would say yes if he asked you, right?” asked Politico’s Ryan Rizza.

“Everyone would say yes, but when was the last time a congressman became vice president? I mean, that doesn’t happen,” she responded. “And my focus has always been on South Carolina. I love what I do.”

Mace, who was elected in 2018, became an outspoken lawmaker, especially during the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). She is rumored to be on President Trump’s short list of candidates, a possibility she said is “interesting” and “interesting” weeks after her October 2023 speakership debacle. Ta.

It appears that she may no longer participate in any campaign with Mr. Trump. At Greenville City Hall, President Trump announced that the final list of candidates is Sen. Tim Scott (R), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Vivek Ramaswamy, and Rep. Byron Donald (R, FL). , confirmed that it is made up of the Governor of South Dakota. Kristi Noem (R) and former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who served in Congress as a Democrat but has since shifted to more conservative views.

Mace continued to promote herself in interviews with Politico, saying that she knows women’s issues will be “on the table” in elections and that she is a champion of the issue because she has “really been vocal about women’s issues.” He said he believes there is a “chance” to become women’s issues. ” The South Carolina lawmaker went on to argue that her 2022 election campaign on women’s issues and abortion “ended up ruining the election,” which led to voters in purple-leaning districts It resonated with me.

She also echoed past conversations about wanting to see a Republican woman elected president or vice president. Although Mace did not endorse Haley, she said he respects the work she did for South Carolina as governor.

“But South Carolina loves Donald Trump, and I think there’s still a chance that Trump will choose a woman as his nominee,” she said.

Trump and Haley will face off in Saturday’s South Carolina Republican primary. In the state, the former president leads the former South Carolina governor by 30.7%, 63.8% to 33.1%, according to The Hill/Decision Desk Headquarters Election Center.