WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Nancy Mace said on Monday she was joining the 2026 Republican race to become South Carolina governor, announcing her candidacy in a video that portrays her as a “firebrand” who has been praised by President Donald Trump.

Mace criticized Trump for his role in the January 6, 2021, attack by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol, but she has since embraced his MAGA movement. She endorsed Trump, a fellow Republican, in his 2024 presidential run.

The online video announcing her candidacy featured a string of commentary about Mace.

“She’s a fighter. I know about that. She’s a fighter,” Trump says in the video. “When she sets her sight on something she’s tough.”

At the start of another clip, a presenter reads: “The House Republican has drawn the ire of b

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