U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace reported Friday that her office was inundated with “hundreds of hateful and threatening phone calls” over the last two days following the assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk.
Mace, a Republican who represents South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, said the surge of calls began within hours of Kirk’s killing and has continued. She attributed the threats to people upset about her political views and said her staff is documenting and reporting all of the calls to the U.S. Capitol Police.
“The hate pouring into our office from Democrats is vile, evil, and unhinged,” Mace said in a statement. “Instead of serving veterans, seniors, and families who need real help, our office is stuck listening to deranged rants from the party of hate. Every threat is being recorded, every threat is being reported, and no amount of rage from the left will silence us.”
The volume of threats has forced her office to send all incoming calls to voicemail, Mace said, which has limited [the] staff’s ability to return calls or process new casework requests for constituents needing federal services such as help with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the IRS, Social Security or Medicare.
“No staff member should have to sit in fear, wondering if the next call is a constituent needing help or another unhinged extremist making threats,” Mace’s office said in a statement. “This harassment isn’t just hurting the office; it’s hurting the people of the Lowcountry.”
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