Mace Exposes Out-Of-State Agitators Behind Dataw Island Protest
These people aren’t from around here—and they don’t speak for South Carolina
(April 24, 2024. Charleston, S.C.) – In the wake of a town hall Congresswoman Nancy Mace participated in at the Dataw Island community, a small group of protestors attempted to hijack the conversation, but they weren’t even from the district, or the state.
Despite misleading media coverage, one of the most vocal protestors quoted by Live 5 News, Kevin de L’Aigle, is a New York transplant who recently ran for office in Augusta, Georgia, before dropping out of the race. He is not a resident of South Carolina, much less the Lowcountry. Even the Augusta Chronicle describes him as a “political activist”.
“Let’s call this what it is—a political stunt by out-of-state agitators pushing a national leftist agenda,” said Congresswoman Mace. “Kevin de L’Aigle doesn’t live here, vote here, or represent anyone here. If the media bothered to do five minutes of homework, they’d know that. South Carolinians see through this nonsense.”
Mace cited two recent bomb threats to her office and mounting security concerns as key reasons for the choice of venue—alongside a formal invitation from the Dataw Island community itself.
“South Carolina is not going to be bullied by outsiders with an axe to grind,” said Mace. “We don’t take orders from New York. We answer to the people of the Lowcountry. That’s who I represent, and that’s who I’ll keep fighting for.”
The Congresswoman’s team says more town halls across the district are already in the works—and will be focused on the real concerns of real South Carolina families, not activist lunatics from across state lines.
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