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Rep. Nancy Mace Denies Early Retirement Rumors: "Retiring Is A BIG FAT NO"

09:57 PM, 12/04/2025
Rep. Nancy Mace Denies Early Retirement Rumors: "Retiring Is A BIG FAT NO"

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), who is running for governor, denied reports she plans to retire early from Congress, tweeting "Retiring is a BIG FAT NO from me." The New York Times said she voiced frustration with Speaker Mike Johnson and had considered speaking with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene about leaving early; Greene has announced she will depart next year. Mace said the media misinterpreted an overheard comment, confirmed frustration over reliance on discharge petitions, and noted she signed a discharge petition to ban members from trading individual stocks.

Rep. Nancy Mace Rejects Early Retirement Speculation

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina — who is also running for governor — forcefully denied reports that she plans to leave Congress before her term ends.

Posting on X, Mace wrote:

"Retiring is a BIG FAT NO from me - not sure why the internet is running with this like wildfire - for the clicks I suppose."

The New York Times reported that Mace told acquaintances she is frustrated with House Speaker Mike Johnson and unhappy with how he has managed the chamber, particularly regarding the treatment of women. That report said she planned to speak with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) about whether to follow Greene's announced early departure from the House.

Mace publicly rejected the suggestion she plans to follow Greene, who has said she will leave office early next year. Fox News Digital reached out to Speaker Johnson's office for comment on the report.

In follow-up posts on X, Mace said the media had seized on a fragment of an overheard conversation and exaggerated its meaning. She acknowledged there is real frustration among some House Republicans that discharge petitions have become the primary way to advance legislation and expressed disappointment that some priorities tied to former President Trump’s agenda have not been codified.

Mace also highlighted concrete action she took: signing a discharge petition to force a vote to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks. She wrote on X that banning stock trading by lawmakers is "ethically straightforward" and argued members should not "line their pockets with insider trading."

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