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June 11, 2026
Nancy Mace's Primary Loss Highlights GOP Turmoil Over Epstein Issue
- Rep. Nancy Mace lost the Republican primary for governor in South Carolina, partially due to Trump's endorsement of her opponent, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette.
- Mace's defeat marks her as the third House Republican to lose a primary after challenging Trump on the Epstein issue, following Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
- Trump's administration viewed the Epstein saga as a significant public relations crisis, with ongoing implications for party dynamics leading into the 2026 midterms.
8 Sources
- MTG flatly calls Trump a ‘traitor’ over his handling of the Epstein filesJun 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM · Independent
- Mace vows to be 'more of a menace than ever' following election lossJun 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM · The Hill
- Republicans who pushed Epstein files release see political careers upended by TrumpJun 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM · NBC
- House Democrat: Vance part of White House Epstein 'cover up'Jun 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM · The Hill
- Democrats to call on Vance to testify to House committee over Epstein filesJun 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM · The Guardian
- Mace says she'll get 'revenge' on Trump by 'adding to the unemployment number in January'Jun 11, 2026 at 11:44 PM · The Hill
- Nancy Mace reveals how she will get ‘revenge’ on Trump after her primary election defeatJun 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM · Independent
- Trump took out the Epstein Republicans, but not his Jeffrey Epstein problem: ‘We still got seven months’Jun 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM · Independent