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Nancy Mace Says She Has Been to the Israeli Border 'Where I Could Touch Libya.' Libya Does Not Border Israel
On Piers Morgan Uncensored's live election-night panel, Rep. Nancy Mace described a trip to Israel: 'I've been to the border where I could touch Libya or be right next to Syria.' Libya does not border Israel. Israel's land borders are with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, plus Gaza and the West Bank, and about 540 miles of Egypt lie between the two countries. Seconds later the host asked how she had 'made Egypt disappear,' she answered 'I did what?', and panelist Omar Baddar said she had her 'borders a little confused.' We found no correction from Mace as of Thursday morning. Every quote below is checked against the broadcast audio.
Thursday, November 5, 2026.
Rep. Nancy Mace told a panel on Piers Morgan's election-night special that she has been to a border in Israel "where I could touch Libya or be right next to Syria." Libya does not border Israel. Here is what she said, who answered her on the air, and what the border lists show.
Source: Piers Morgan Uncensored's live midterm election special, streamed on YouTube on Nov. 3, 2026 (4 hours, 1 minute). Mace sat on the panel with podcaster Dave Smith and commentator Omar Baddar. Times in brackets are the broadcast's own timestamps, and each links to that moment. We checked the quotes below against the broadcast audio twice.
"I could touch Libya"
Sixteen minutes in, the panel was arguing over Israel's war in Gaza. Morgan, the host, had said that he does not "attack Israel or Israelis" but does "attack the Israeli prime minister and his cabinet" (0:16:05). Mace broke in with her own experience.
"I've been to Israel. I've been to the border where I could touch Libya or be right next to Syria. And I've seen what these terrorists like Hamas do," she said (0:16:34).
"Made Egypt disappear"
Morgan pushed back while she was still talking, asking how she had "made Egypt disappear." "I did what?" Mace said. Omar Baddar, the commentator seated beside her, told her she had her "borders a little confused" (0:16:52). The voices overlap on the recording; the words above are the ones that come through clearly.
What the border lists show
- Israel's neighbors. Israel's land borders are with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, plus Gaza and the West Bank (CIA World Factbook).
- Libya's neighbors. Libya borders Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia. Israel is not on the list (CIA World Factbook).
- The distance. Egypt lies between them. In a straight line, from where Libya's border with Egypt meets the Mediterranean coast to the corner where Israel, Egypt and Gaza meet is about 540 miles (870 km), by our measurement.
- What she got right. Israel does border Syria, along the Golan Heights.
What we could not find
Mace did not say which country she meant, and the tape does not show what she knew. She did not return to the point in the rest of the four-hour broadcast. As of Thursday morning, Nov. 5, we found no post from @NancyMace or @RepNancyMace about the remark, and no correction.
Sources
- Piers Morgan Uncensored, "US Midterm Elections Results LIVE," YouTube, Nov. 3, 2026: youtube.com/watch?v=oYb-35YNgCc. Maceopedia transcript of all four hours, with a second word-by-word pass on the quoted passages.
- CIA World Factbook, Israel and Libya entries, "Land boundaries."
- Distance: Maceopedia's great-circle measurement between the Libya-Egypt border on the Mediterranean coast (about 31.6 N, 25.15 E) and the Israel-Egypt-Gaza corner (about 31.2 N, 34.3 E): 538 miles.
- @NancyMace and @RepNancyMace on X, searched for any mention of Libya from Nov. 3 through the morning of Nov. 5, 2026.
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