'This is so cringe': GOP lawmaker meets MAGA rage after 'thirsty' post about Trump

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace responded to being snubbed by President Donald Trump by posting a public declaration of loyalty on Saturday, touting a "100% lifetime voting record supporting Trump" — a move that drew immediate ridicule from critics on the left and the right, including some of Trump's most devoted online supporters.

Mace, who is running for governor of South Carolina and had been seeking Trump's endorsement, appeared to be auditioning for his support with the post despite Trump already formally endorsing her opponent. Even MAGA world wasn't buying it.

Catturd, one of Trump's most prominent social media boosters, called it out directly. "This is so cringe because Trump didn't endorse her," he wrote.

George Santos, the former congressman convicted of fraud, was equally dismissive. "This is misleading," Santos wrote. "Mace is not endorsed by President Trump and has been snubbed by most of MAGA due to her insane meltdowns and insanity."

Jonah Goldberg, the conservative commentator and co-founder of The Dispatch, skipped the words entirely and responded with a GIF captioned with "so thirsty."

Critics outside the MAGA world went further. Libertarian leader Caryn Ann Harlos offered a one-line translation: "She is an empty brain."

Anthony Sisk, a business strategist, dug up Mace's history, reminding her that she distanced herself from Trump in the immediate aftermath of January 6, 2021, when she believed his political career was finished. "What'd you do just 2 months after voting Trump in 2020 when you thought his political career was over?" Sisk wrote. "Cut and ran with the establishment. You're not cut out to be Governor."

Political commentator David Marcus noted the episode could serve as a meaningful test of Trump's endorsement power, observing that Mace is harder to dismiss as an obstructionist than other Republicans Trump has targeted.

Trump has not publicly responded to Mace's loyalty declaration.