Mace on new tattoos: 'Everybody just needs to relax'

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) addressed the outpour of commentary regarding her two tattoo sleeves during a Monday episode of her recently launched podcast. The conservative representative showed off the tattoos on her podcast, "Get MACED," where she criticized the online reaction to her appearance — saying, "the internet is losing its f‑‑‑king mind over my biceps." “Everybody just needs to relax. Zen. This is not a coup. There were no classified documents released. This wasn't even the dumbest thing Washington has ever done before lunch,” Mace said of her body ink. “Yes, I have tattoos. I have a few of them. I might have more than a few. And no, they are not a federal emergency. So stop,” she added.  Mace has largely kept her arms covered and tattoos hidden during legislative business, which is why some were in shock when she began posting her two biceps filled with colorful ink in selfies on social media. Some her tattoos include an illustration of a bird with the word “justice” and a reference to a line from Virginia Woolf’s classic novel, “Mrs. Dalloway.” The South Carolina representative said the markings were intended to help her “reclaim” her body following a stint in politics as an elected official for the Palmetto State.  “If visible arms send your timeline into crisis mode, you aren't defending democracy. You're losing a fistfight with someone else's elbows, namely mine, right here,” Mace said. At one point, Mace was known as a staunch supporter of President Tr…