"Stay off social media when you're drunk": Omar responds to mocking Mace post about Khamenei

[demmiblue]

On its own, Rep. Nancy Mace making a bigoted post about two Muslim members of Congress after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wouldn’t be particularly newsworthy.

The South Carolina Republican has made herself a national name via proud displays of hatred on Capitol Hill. Unfortunately, Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib face far worse from their Republican colleagues on a regular basis. Writing “My heart goes out to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib tonight. Sending them thoughts and prayers,” along with a graphic announcing Khamenei’s death is deeply Islamophobic, but not novel.

What elevated Mace’s latest 250 Characters Hate into the headlines was Omar’s blistering response, in which she accused her fellow representative of having a drinking problem.

“I hope you aren’t drunk and took your staff’s advice,” she wrote. “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.”

https://www.salon.com/2026/03/01/stay-off-social-media-when-youre-drunk-omar-responds-to-mocking-mace-post-about-khamenei/

[Deuxcents]

1. The time has come to strike back at hate that comes in all forms. Ignoring them doesn't work so fight back

[Scubamatt]

7. With due respect to the former First Lady

in US politics, going high when your opponent goes low is a sure fire recipe for losing control of the narrative. Thank you, Reps. Omar and Tlaib, for showing us how it's done!

[AZ8theist]

14. I always thought the "when they go low, we go high" is stupid...

..especially when you're dealing with Nazis and fascists.

We are dealing with the most corrupt, authoritarian movement in American history. Hanging on to the moral high ground is a recipe for permanent minority status.

[The Madcap]

2. BOOM!!!

That's how you do it. Go for the weak spot, and drive the dagger home.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

3. BRAVA!

I love that woman's instincts!

[calimary]

4. OUCH!!!

“Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk.”

OUCH-A-ROONEY-PIE!!!

[Ilsa]

5. How embarrassing for Mace! Beautiful retort by Omar! nt

[keep_left]

6. As the kids say, "Oh, snap!".

[OGBuzz]

8. Mace is one repulsive human.

Between this and listening to her lying after the Bill Clinton deposition Friday about how all the victims of Epstein have fully exonerated Trump I have only one question....how does shit like her ever get elected to anything? But then again that applies to every other Guardian Of Pedophiles in Congress and the White House.

[BonnieJW]

13. Lindsey Graham

SC doesn't have very good judgment in electing its reps

[orleans]

9. a reply:

Link to tweet

[orleans]

10. another reply

Link to tweet

[peppertree]

11. Poor Nancy Mess.

She just can't help herself.

[Skittles]

12. oh, SNAP!

and THAT is how you deal with these disgusting repuke blowhards

edited to add: normally I would not approve of how unprofessional it all is but THESE ARE NOT NORMAL TIMES

[sarchasm]

15. go get 'em, congresswoman!

[SpankMe]

16. Mace religious and racial bigot

Rep Omar's response was appropriate. I wish some of her non-Muslim congressional colleagues would have responded as well.