{"id":2516278,"date":"2025-12-01T17:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mace-campaign-adviser-quits-after-congresswoman-decided-to-turn-her-back-on-maga\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:53:10","slug":"mace-campaign-adviser-quits-after-congresswoman-decided-to-turn-her-back-on-maga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mace-campaign-adviser-quits-after-congresswoman-decided-to-turn-her-back-on-maga\/","title":{"rendered":"Mace campaign adviser quits after congresswoman &#8216;decided to turn her back&#8217; on MAGA"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmace-campaign-adviser-quits-after-congresswoman-decided-to-turn-her-back-on-maga%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2516278&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Austin McCubbin, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-76-of-141-republican-representatives-in-pa-send-letter-to-congress-asking-them-to-reject-states-20-electors\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 76 of 141 ...ublican ...resentatives in PA Send Letter to Congress Asking Them to Reject State&#039;s 20 Electors\">top adviser<\/a> to Rep. Nancy Mace&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-ny-gov-cuomo-may-be-prosecuted-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations\/\" title=\"Biden: NY Gov. Cuomo May Be \u2018Prosecuted\u2019 Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations\">gubernatorial campaign<\/a> in South carolina and former South Carolina director for Donald Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign, resigned, accusing Mace of turning her back on the MAGA movement. McCubbin criticized Mace for aligning too closely with Senators Rand Paul and Thomas Massie, whom he views as political rivals to Trump. He also alleged that Mace&#8217;s campaign used his name and Trump connections without honoring financial commitments. McCubbin asserted his resignation was out of loyalty to Trump and urged Trump&#8217;s team not to support Mace.In response, Mace&#8217;s campaign denied any disloyalty to Trump, emphasizing her strong pro-Trump stance. The South Carolina governor&#8217;s race remains open with several GOP candidates, and Trump has yet to endorse anyone.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mace campaign adviser quits after congresswoman &lsquo;decided to turn her back&rsquo; on MAGA<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2420649\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Austin McCubbin, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-using-national-spotlight-to-raise-money-for-reelection\/\" title=\"DeSantis Using National Spotlight to Raise Money for Reelection\">top political adviser<\/a> to Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Nancy-Mace\/\">Nancy Mace<\/a>&lsquo;s (R-SC) campaign for governor of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\">South Carolina<\/a>, resigned, saying Mace turned &ldquo;her back on MAGA.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his resignation statement, McCubbin, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump who led his 2024 campaign operations in South Carolina, said he believes Mace has become too loyal to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3902918\/kathy-hochul-returns-appointee-campaign-donations\/\">Hochul returns at least $72,500 in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >appointee campaign donations<\/a> after media inquiry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3899596\/potential-successors-to-mayor-muriel-bowser\/\">Here are the two names being floated as successors to Muriel Bowser<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3898143\/elise-stefanik-blames-kathy-hochul-illegal-immigrant-murder-army-veteran\/\">Stefanik blames Hochul&#8217;s policies after illegal immigrant charged with killing veteran<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Nancy Mace has yet again decided to turn her back on MAGA to hug the political cactus that is the Rand Paul + Thomas Massie wing of the Party. I have notified her and her team that I am resigning because of this,&rdquo; McCubbin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/austinmccubbin\/status\/1995536685191373122?s=20\">wrote <\/a>on X. &ldquo;My name has been used publicly, while going back on her word to pay me, to trade on my Team Trump status and to work on her behalf with the White House, and I am 100% breaking with her campaign out of loyalty to the President.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He raised concerns over Mace&rsquo;s ties to Paul&rsquo;s Protect Freedom PAC and said she fully embraced &ldquo;the Rand Paul + Thomas Massie wing for money.&rdquo; The two Kentuckians have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115391842662459841\">publicly sparred<\/a> with the Trump administration on a number of matters, including the alleged drug boat strikes in the Caribbean and, until <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3891771\/trump-signs-epstein-files-release-bill\/\">Trump signed it<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3890515\/house-republican-votes-release-epstein-files\/\">Epstein Files Transparency Act<\/a>, which Mace also supported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nancy Mace is wittingly or unwittingly a proxy for Rand Paul&rsquo;s 2028 presidential campaign,&rdquo; McCubbin said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the straw that broke the camel&rsquo;s back.&nbsp;She wouldn&rsquo;t hear it when I warned her about the political risks and offered alternative solutions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Mace&rsquo;s gubernatorial campaign brushed off McCubbin&rsquo;s post in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. McCubbin didn&rsquo;t raise a dime for the campaign, or better yet, never even bothered showing up,&rdquo; the spokesperson said. &ldquo;When he demanded $10,000 a month for &lsquo;services&rsquo; and was told no, he ran straight to X. Good luck with that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his X post, McCubbin advised Trump&rsquo;s team to &ldquo;scratch her name from the list&rdquo; when weighing who to support in the long list of GOP candidates running to be the next governor of the Palmetto State.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anyone who knows me knows that I have nothing personally against Rand or Nancy. This is about loyalty,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;My loyalty lies with President Trump, my colleagues I worked with in the campaign trenches and the MAGA base that I had the privilege to work with as the Team Trump SC State Director.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, Mace&rsquo;s campaign denied any suggestions of wavering loyalty to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nancy Mace has stood with President Trump since Day ONE. Mr. McCubbin said it himself: &lsquo;Nancy Mace will be the most pro-Trump and America First Governor in the country,&#8217;&rdquo; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3891741\/nancy-mace-bill-strike-hemp-ban\/\">NANCY MACE FILES LEGISLATION TO STRIKE HEMP BAN TUCKED INTO FUNDING BILL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With five declared Republican candidates in the primary field, Trump has not yet made an endorsement for the next South Carolina governor. The election is set for Nov. 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Other prominent GOP candidates include Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), state Attorney General Alan Wilson, and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mace adviser quits, says congresswoman &#8216;turned her back&#8217; on MAGA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2516279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mace-fiance-accusations.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39429,6200,5167,5656,4026],"class_list":["post-2516278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign-adviser","tag-congresswoman","tag-mace","tag-maga","tag-quits"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mace-fiance-accusations.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2516278"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2516282,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516278\/revisions\/2516282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2516279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2516278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2516278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2516278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}