Overview
- In a video on X and a Newsmax interview, Mace rejected claims that she ordered late-night liquor runs or had aides clean Airbnb properties, calling the reporting false.
- She said she has hemochromatosis that makes drinking unsafe and asserted she keeps early hours, framing the substance-use allegations as impossible.
- Multiple former staffers told New York Magazine she directed personal errands, pushed online reputation tactics such as Reddit upvoting, and used alcohol and cannabis excessively.
- Former communications director Natalie Johnson publicly contradicted Mace, alleging frequent drinking and staff liquor trips, and shared photos she said support her account.
- The House Ethics Committee has an unresolved matter referred in December and extended in January, with the panel noting the extension does not indicate a violation; reporting also describes political damage to her South Carolina gubernatorial bid and strained ties with Trump.