Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has defended comments she made during a Republican prayer breakfast on Wednesday, where she joked about rejecting sex from her fiance to be on time for the event.
Footage of Mace's speech at the event, where she made the joke, was shared on social media Thursday morning. Mace said during her appearance at the prayer breakfast that she turned down sex with her fiance on Wednesday morning because "I got to get to the prayer breakfast," adding that she would see her fiance "later tonight."
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After the clip went viral, Mace took to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, to clarify her comment. "I go to church because I’m a sinner not a saint!" Mace wrote on Thursday afternoon. "Glad those in attendance, including Tim Scott and my pastor, took this joke in stride. Pastor Greg and I will have extra to talk about on Sunday."
I go to church because I’m a sinner not a saint!
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) July 27, 2023
Glad those in attendance, including @SenatorTimScott and my pastor, took this joke in stride. Pastor Greg and I will have extra to talk about on Sunday ???? https://t.co/lQ3plPVhbf
Mace's clarification of her joke received varying levels of response.
What is it supposed to matter that you "go to church"? Judas heard of all of Christ's sermons.
— Darrell B. Harrison (@D_B_Harrison) July 27, 2023
Maybe your Pastor can explain the difference between sin and living in sin unrepentantly, celebrating it even.
— Keri Smith ????Deprogrammed (@RealKeriSmith) July 27, 2023
We appreciate you being authentic and sincere. God bless you!
— Rabbi Mike (@StepakoffM) July 27, 2023
All the haters are jealous good for you and your fiance
— FloridaBuckeye21 (@BuckeyeChi5) July 27, 2023
The prayer breakfast Mace attended was the 13th Annual South Carolina Prayer Breakfast, which was hosted by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). Other people in attendance at the breakfast included Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), along with Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and William Timmons (R-SC).
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“The good news for those of us who are here is that on our thirteenth anniversary, we have done in the last thirteen years what we will do this year - which is leave our political differences at the door,” read a statement from Scott in a press release. “This is an opportunity for us to truly celebrate faith and celebrate South Carolina, and not celebrate red or blue, black or white, but just a risen Savior and the joy of living in a country where that’s possible.”
The Washington Examiner contacted Scott for comment.