'Hypocrisy': Critics slam Nancy Mace's 'private' Trump request

Social media did not react well to U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) backing President Donald Trump's economic policies while quietly requesting an exemption from them.

Trump wants to repeal an electric vehicle incentive program set up through President Joe Biden’s climate law. But those incentives also apply to a Mercedes-Benz plant in Mace’s own South Carolina.

The Washington Post reports Mace sent a two-page letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, asking the administration to unfreeze roughly $285 million for the Mercedes-Benz Vans as part of a $1.8 billion program for shuttered or at-risk auto plants to manufacture EVs and convert their supply chains.

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Mace’s spokeswoman Sydney Long told The Post the letter reflected a legislator looking out for her constituents. “Congresswoman Mace has always raised concerns about reckless federal spending,” said Long. “But once the money is out the door, she’s always fought to bring jobs and investment home to South Carolina. … The $285 million grant tied to up to 800 jobs at Mercedez-Benz Vans plant in North Charleston is a major opportunity for South Carolina.”

People online weren’t buying that, considering The Post described the letter as sent “privately”.

“Privately” … Hypocrisy??” posted David Ramadan, a Republican and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, on X.

Ordinary Times Magazine Editor Andrew Donaldson blasted Mace’s opportunism, accusing Mace of looking out for her future career in politics.

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“‘I'm trying to run for governor here. HOLD THE LINE,’ she explained to the front facing camera for future use ...” wrote Donaldson.

Former Montreal City Councilor Marvin Rotran described Mace as being an affiliate of the “Timid hand in cup Republican House Members.”

Still another critic labeled Mace a “walking, talking definition of hypocrisy,” while one pointed out that Mace’s state takes $18.4B in federal funding—27 percent of its budget—from the federal government and receives $4.51 for every $1 the state paid in federal taxes in 2021.

“Moocher states gotta mooch,” claims the commenter.

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In 2025, WalletHub ranked South Carolina as “No. 5” on its list of “Most Federally Dependent States,” just behind Mississippi.

Read the full Washinton Post report at this link.