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Rep. Nancy Mace Enters Flirty Texts from Michael Eric Dyson, Who Begged for Photos, into Congressional Record

Sep 19, 2024, 08:48 PM

Republican Representative Nancy Mace has entered text messages into the Congressional record that show CNN commentator and Vanderbilt professor Michael Eric Dyson sending her flirtatious messages after calling her a 'white supremacist' on air. Dyson's remarks were made during a CNN segment where he criticized Mace for mispronouncing Vice President Kamala Harris's name. Following the segment, Dyson sent Mace a text saying, 'We’d look good together!' with a kissing emoji and begged her for photos. Mace's decision to enter these messages into the record has sparked significant attention and controversy.