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Longtime Advisor To Nancy Mace Resigns Over Loyalty To Trump

Her adviser resigned from her gubernatorial campaign, alleging a break over her political alignment.

Longtime Advisor To Nancy Mace Resigns Over Loyalty To Trump
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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
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Nancy Mace’s longtime adviser Austin McCubbin resigned from her gubernatorial campaign, saying he was breaking with her out of loyalty to President Trump. McCubbin accused Mace of aligning with a Rand Paul-affiliated PAC; a Mace spokesperson said she has stood with Trump since the start of his presidency.

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Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

South Carolina representative and gubernatorial candidate whose adviser resigned

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President of the United States, cited as the reason for McCubbin’s loyalty

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative named in McCubbin’s criticism and in the effort to release the files

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

New York senator who sponsored the amendment mentioned in the article

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

California representative who worked to release the Epstein files

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Kentucky senator associated with the PAC mentioned by McCubbin

ALSO MENTIONED  Austin McCubbin, Mace campaign adviser who resigned

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Austin McCubbin Resigns From Nancy Mace’s Gubernatorial Campaign

McCubbin resigned from Mace’s South Carolina gubernatorial campaign, publicly accusing her of straying from Trump-aligned politics; her campaign disputed his account. Left-leaning outlets foreground McCubbin’s charge that Mace broke with MAGA and omit her campaign’s response. Center outlets generally pair his claims about Mace’s political alignment with her campaign’s rebuttal. Right-leaning outlets also emphasize the alleged break with Trump-aligned politics, with Blaze Media giving prominent attention to Mace’s and her campaign’s rebuttal.

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