Nancy Mace says she's 'actually surprised' her scarlet letter shirt got so much attention: 'It got way more than it should have'

• Rep. Nancy Mace recently walked into a party meeting wearing a giant "A" on her shirt.
• She said her "scarlet letter" symbolized how she'd been "demonized" for her vote to oust McCarthy.
• But she later claimed to be surprised that it got attention, saying it really shouldn't have.

Earlier this month, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina wore a shirt emblazoned with a bright red "A" to a closed-door conference meeting amid the three-week-long effort to elect a new speaker.