What did Mace Say In her concession Speech?
In a concession speech delivered to supporters, Mace said she was “at peace” with the results. She called the election a “spiritual battle” and added that this was a fight between those that “protect predators amongst us” and those who will “fight against them and put them in jail.” In a concession statement issued on X, she added: “I voted to release the Epstein files and lost some support for that. As a survivor, I chose to stand on principle and stand against the Epstein cover-up. And apparently, I chose wrong if the goal was winning an election.”
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Citing an unnamed source with knowledge of Evette’s campaign, the Associated Press reported that Trump called the Lt. Governor and congratulated her on advancing to the runoffs. The president also reportedly told Evette that he will be backing her candidacy in the runoff election against Wilson on June 23. In his speech to supporters, Wilson thanked Mace for her endorsement, while the GOP Rep. boosted Wilson’s campaign posts on her X account.
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Another key race of the night was South Carolina’s GOP U.S. Senate Primary, which saw incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham easily fend off five other challengers and secure 56.8% of the vote. Graham has taken a hawkish stance in support of the Iran War, which resulted in a large number of challengers, but the Senator was backed by Trump who congratulated him after his win with a post on Truth Social. The president wrote: “Congratulations to Senator Lindsey Graham of the Great State of South Carolina on his BIG WIN tonight. With almost 60% of the vote against a large field of very capable candidates, there will be no runoff.”
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