Nancy Mace draws White House ire over independent Middle East rescue efforts

Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace has drawn White House frustration after initiating negotiations with Saudi Arabia to rescue Americans stranded in the Middle East without informing the Trump administration. According to officials familiar with the matter, Mace traveled to the region to conduct her own evacuation efforts, complicating the White House's coordination of the broader rescue operation. The administration views her independent diplomatic outreach as an interference that could undermine official channels and complicate what are already delicate negotiations involving multiple parties in an unstable region. Mace's actions underscore tensions between congressional Republicans and the White House over control of foreign policy and rescue operations during a crisis affecting U.S. citizens abroad.