Trending Now - Nancy Mace Champions Citizenship Requirement, Targets Omar's Loyalty

WHO:

Alternet - Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is running for governor of South Carolina.

Alternet - Mace targeted three Democratic U.S. members of Congress: Ilhan Omar, Shri Thanedar, and Pramila Jayapal.

Fox News - Mace introduced a constitutional amendment to ban foreign-born individuals from serving in Congress and the federal judiciary.

WHAT:

Alternet - Mace's proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution would bar naturalized U.S. citizens from becoming federal judges or holding seats in Congress or Senate-confirmed positions.

Alternet - Mace stated, “The people writing America’s laws, confirming America’s judges, and representing America on the world stage should have one loyalty: America. Not any other country.”

Alternet - Mace called for all statewide elected executive officers in South Carolina to be natural born citizens of the United States.

Alternet - Mace claimed that 26 members of Congress are “foreign-born,” with 19 of them being Democrats.

WHERE:

Alternet - Mace is running for governor in South Carolina.

Alternet - Mace's proposals include the South Carolina General Assembly and statewide elected executive officers.

WHY:

Alternet - Mace argues that foreign-born members of Congress demonstrate loyalty that is “not to America.”

Alternet - Mace believes that “for too long we have allowed foreign born members to hold seats in this government while making clear they are America last, not America first.”

HOW:

Alternet - Mace is using social media to promote her proposals, stating, “If you want to lead America, you should be from America.”

(UPDATED May 26, 2026 19:40 UTC)

Republican U.S. Representative Nancy Mace is officially running for governor of South Carolina, where she has introduced a constitutional amendment aimed at barring naturalized citizens from serving in Congress and the federal judiciary. Mace has targeted three Democratic members of Congress, claiming that 26 lawmakers are foreign-born and asserting that their loyalty is "not to America." Using social media to promote her proposals, she stated, “If you want to lead America, you should be from America,” while calling for all statewide elected executive officers in South Carolina to be natural born citizens.