A shocking profile of a South Carolina congresswoman who has waged an on-again, off-again alliance with President Donald Trump threatens to affect her reputation at a moment when she is battling to stay among the leading candidates in a hotly contested gubernatorial primary.
Rep. Nancy Mace made headlines throughout 2025 as the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidency was the background for her own personal crisis, one that played out publicly across television screens in Washington and around the country. In February 2025, the congresswoman accused her ex-fiancé Patrick Bryant in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives of a number of criminal acts including physical assault and filming her naked without her consent. Bryant swiftly denied the accusations.
