Nancy Mace ‘intrigued’ with the idea of being Trump’s running mate

Rep. Nancy Mace said the possibility of being former President Donald Trump’s vice president is “intriguing” and “interesting.”

The South Carolina Republican was asked by Charlamagne Tha God on “The Daily Show” what she thought about being on the former president’s shortlist for running mate.

“I think it’s intriguing. It’s interesting and I think it’s a conversation we need to have,” she said. “Because I want my little girl to know that she can be president one day,” she said.

“And I want to see Republicans put women on the ticket — vice president, presidential,” she said. “I mean, I want little girls everywhere to know that they too can be president one day.”

Ms. Mace and Mr. Trump didn’t always see eye to eye. Ms. Mace said that the former president’s legacy was “wiped out” after the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Mr. Trump also endorsed Ms. Mace’s challenger when she was running for reelection in 2022.

But after she publicly defended Mr. Trump against his criminal indictments, he began to take more notice of her. Reports surfaced in June that Trump aides were floating Ms. Mace as a potential running mate for 2024. They thought she could help boost support for Mr. Trump among suburban women, according to Politico.

Ms. Mace added that she hasn’t been asked yet and she is focused on her district in South Carolina’s coastal region that is known as the Lowcountry.

“I understand why people might be talking about it,” she said. “I do a lot for women’s issues and Republicans lost women last year. But my focus today, as it always will be — I love the Lowcountry, where you and I grew up in, and that’s where my focus is.”

Ms. Mace recently joined with seven other GOP rebels who voted with House Democrats to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, California Republican. It set off fierce infighting among House Republicans before Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana emerged last week as the new speaker.

“I’m not your typical Republican, I would say, not typical conservative,” Ms. Mace said on the show. “When I agree with my party, I support them. When I disagree, I call my party out and I do it over and over and over again. I would say I have a different flavor of Republicanism.”