While students at the University of South Carolina were frantically running for cover after reports of an active shooter on Sunday night, the woman who wants to be South Carolina’s next governor was busy falsely accusing an umbrella-carrying student of being the suspect.
Rep. Nancy Mace could have asked for calm — or just waited on more facts before saying anything at all. She did neither. She tweeted a photo and captioned it: “Here is the alleged school shooter at USC — BOLO — white male, black shorts, grey tshirt, backpack.”
She later deleted it. But, instead of apologizing for the irresponsible act during what turned out to be a hoax, she dodged responsibility and turned to the classic line many conservatives cling to during such situations…