Mace campaign staffer quits governor bid team, accusing her of disloyalty to Trump
A campaign consultant to Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., announced he had resigned his post Monday, voicing concerns about Mace’s future alignment within the Republican Party."This is about loyalty," J. Austin...
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A campaign consultant to Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., announced he had resigned his post Monday, voicing concerns about Mace’s future alignment within the Republican Party. "This is about loyalty," J. Austin McCubbin wrote in an X post. McCubbin said Mace had positioned herself too close to Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., driving a wedge between hers and President Donald Trump’s visions for the country. TRUMP REACTS TO MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE RESIGNATION, SAYS HE 'REFUSED TO RETURN' HER 'BARRAGE OF PHONE CALLS' "When I talked to Nancy last Wednesday, it became clear she has fully embraced the Rand Paul PAC. She told me she is directing a personal friend to fund a 7-figure check to Rand’s PAC. She distanced herself, and now she’s fully embracing the Rand Paul + Thomas Massie wing for money," McCubbin alleged. "Nancy Mace is wittingly or unwittingly a proxy for Rand Paul’s 2028 presidential campaign. That’s the straw that broke the camel’s back." When asked about McCubbin’s resignation, a spokesperson for Mace said his departure had stemmed from disagreements over compensation. "Mr. McCubbin didn’t raise a dime for the campaign or, better yet, never even bothered showing up. When he demanded $10,000 a month for ‘services’ and was told no, he ran straight to X. Good luck with that," the campaign spokesperson said. REPUBLICANS TRY TO QUASH CONCERNS OF MORE EXITS FOLLOWING MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE'S SURPRISE RESIGNATION McCubbin’s resignation comes as the Mace campaign navigates a crowded field in the South Carolina's governor’s race and highlights questions about the GOP’s unity. Massie and Paul represent a small but increasingly vocal fraction of the Republican Party who have clashed with Trump on the country’s spending, foreign engagements and the scale of government. But they’re not the only source of discord in the party. McCubbin’s concerns about Mace’s political position follow on the heels of a shocking resignation announcement from Rep. Marjorie…