An internal investigation by the Charleston Airport Police Department found that Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is at fault for her tirade against law enforcement officers and Transportation Security Administration staff, according to a copy of the report obtained by The Washington Post.

The report found that while “minor miscommunication” between Mace's staff and police officers led to a delay in an escort for Mace through the airport in October, Mace's behavior became an unnecessary "spectacle" as she hurled insults at law enforcement and TSA staff—who at the time were not being paid during the government shutdown.

Mace shouted at law enforcement officers, saying she was “sick of your shit” and that they were "fucking idiots" and "fucking incompetent," according to the re

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