Mace's Solo Rescue Moves Frustrate White House Amid Middle East Evacuations
White House officials say Rep. Nancy Mace’s independent Middle East evacuation efforts—reaching out to Saudi officials, seeking a Saudi charter to move 300 Americans, and urging relocations to Jordan without a clear onward plan—are complicating the State Department-led mission that has flown about 60 flights and aided around 42,000 people; the episode underscores tensions amid the broader US‑Iran regional crisis and related controversy around Grey Bull Rescue.