Nancy Mace denies late-night liquor claims, says 'genetic condition' makes alcohol deadly

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep Nancy Mace (R-SC) is pushing back hard against allegations that she pressured staffers to bring her alcohol late at night, saying the claims are false and medically impossible.

The Republican lawmaker addressed the accusations during a Newsmax appearance on February 3, following the release of a New York magazine profile published earlier this week.

The profile cited former aides who alleged that Mace would “command” staffers to bring her liquor after midnight to keep parties going at her home during her first term in Congress. The article also claimed she made aides clean multiple Airbnb properties she owned.

Nancy Mace denies staff abuse, alcohol allegations

Speaking with Newsmax host Todd Starnes, Nancy Mace flatly denied every accusation tied to alcohol use or staff mistreatment. When asked directly whether she ever ordered staffers to fetch liquor late at night, she replied, “Absolutely not, never in either case.”

She also rejected claims that aides were made to clean her properties, saying none of it was true. Mace pointed to her personal routine as evidence the allegations make little sense. “Anyone who knows me, I go to bed very early. I’m almost fifty. I go to bed by 8:30 or 9 every night,” she said. “No one’s been over to my house after midnight.”

Mace further denied claims that her relationship with President Donald Trump cooled after she voted in favor of releasing more files related to convicted s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Nancy Mace says she cannot drink alcohol

The South Carolina Republican then addressed the alcohol claims more directly, saying she has a lifelong medical condition that makes drinking dangerous.

“I had to come out with a genetic condition that I have. I’ve had it all my life,” Mace said. “I’m not allowed to drink or consume much in the way of alcohol. It’s called hemochromatosis.”

“If you do, it’ll destroy your organs, and you’ll die at an early age,” Mace said. “And I love life and I love living… there’s no reason for me to consume or buy alcohol like they were saying, because it would literally kill me.”

Ex-aide challenges Mace’s alcohol denial

Nancy Mace’s denial was quickly challenged by her former head of communications, Natalie Johnson, who publicly questioned the congresswoman’s version of events.

“Nancy Mace claiming she doesn’t drink alcohol might be the funniest, most brazen lie she’s told to date,” Johnson wrote. Johnson alleged that Mace regularly drank and claimed interns and junior staff were sent to Congressional Liquor during work hours so she could drink during telephone town halls.

She also responded to Mace’s post about hemochromatosis by sharing a series of photos that appeared to show the congresswoman holding drinks.

Mace is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee’s Office of Congressional Conduct, though officials have not confirmed what the probe covers. The timing, however, has drawn attention due to a reported incident at Charleston International Airport. An internal investigation accused Mace of berating airport police over a security misunderstanding, allegedly calling officers “f*cking idiots” and “f*cking incompetent” and creating a public scene.

Mace has denied the findings and said the report was “falsified.”