Representative Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) criticizes security at Charleston International Airport (CHS) following a police report filed Last Thursday he alleged that he attacked the officers with abusive words.
Mace, during Monday morning Appearance on Fox BusinessHe said officials did not arrive on time to welcome him at the airport.
“This is a serious issue, and mediocrity will not be tolerated when it comes to airport security and safety violations,” said Mace, who is running for governor in the Palmetto State.
according to police report Filed by Charleston County Aviation Authority officials, police were to meet Mays, who was scheduled to arrive in a white BMW, at the ticket area at 6:30 a.m. EDT. From there, they will take the MLA to his flight.
However, at approximately 6:35 a.m. EDT, officials were informed that Mays was approximately 15 minutes behind schedule. Just before 7 a.m. EDT, dispatchers informed officials that a crewmember known to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was at the entrance.
Once officers reached that entrance, Mays “immediately began loudly cursing at us and the department and making derogatory comments,” the report said. Mace reportedly said that the officers were “incompetent” and that “this is no way to behave with a U.S. representative.”
Mays proceeded to board her flight to O’Hare International Airport at approximately 7:10 am EDT, and departed at approximately 7:30 am EDT.
Later that Monday morning, the mess Posted social platform
According to the messages, on Wednesday, a member of his staff informed security that Mays would arrive at CHS in a silver BMW at approximately 6:30 p.m. EDT. At 6:29 a.m. EDT on the day of her flight, another staffer informed security that the congresswoman would arrive within 10 to 15 minutes, with an official noting the change five minutes later.
Shortly thereafter, another employee said Mays was waiting at the TSA entrance, with another officer responding that they were “trying to take care of it.”
Later in the morning, after Mays boarded his flight, the employee informed another officer that they had “dropped him off at the center’s door” and that they had arrived in a silver BMW.
In a separate conversation, an officer said that security had “prepared everything to wait for someone when he arrived” and that they were “not sure what happened.”
The Hill has contacted CHS for comment.
