"My heart goes out to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib tonight. Sending them thoughts and prayers. [Posted by Mace following Iran's Supreme Leader's death announcement, interpreted as sarcastic targeting of the Muslim lawmakers]"
"I hope you aren't drunk and took your staff's advice, Rashida and I don't know this man and feel confident he didn't care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk."
"I have a lifelong condition called hemochromatosis, a genetic disease where my body absorbs too much iron. I can only get rid of iron by bleeding it out. So I have a lot of phlebotomies. Any and all alcohol makes it worse. Nancy Mace isn't an alcoholic. Nor do I imbibe."
Following President Trump's announcement of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's death, Rep. Nancy Mace posted a Fox News graphic with a sarcastic message expressing false sympathy toward Muslim lawmakers Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. Omar responded by referencing allegations about Mace's drinking habits, which Mace has denied. The exchange escalated with Omar urging Mace to refrain from alcohol and social media use, particularly during Ramadan. Mace subsequently addressed the allegations by explaining she has hemochromatosis, a genetic condition requiring phlebotomies, which makes alcohol consumption harmful. Neither Omar nor Tlaib has connections to Iran, with Omar born in Somalia and Tlaib born in the United States to Palestinian immigrant parents.
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