Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina was ready to throw hands at Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democrat after she referred to Mace as a “child” during a meeting of The House Oversight Committee that got close to transforming into a WWE match in the middle of our nation’s capital. You have to love Mace and her absolutely defiant will. She will not stand for being disrespected, especially by a Democrat. The radical left is not used to legitimately strong women who are capable of standing up for themselves. I bet Crockett was ready to wet herself.
“If you wanna take it outside, we can do that,” Mace told Crockett, according to Fox News.
The heated exchange kicked off when Crockett addressed Macy by saying, “child, listen” while they were going a back-and-forth concerning civil rights, women’s rights, and transgender rights.
“Somebody’s campaign coffers are struggling right now. So she gon’ keep sayin’ ‘trans, trans trans’ so that people will feel threatened and child, listen,” Crockett blabbed. And that was when Mace exploded.
“I’m no child! Do not call me a child! I’m no child. Don’t even start,” Mace went on to say, barging in on Crockett. “I’m a grown woman. I’m 47 years old. I’ve broken more glass ceilings than you ever have… You will not do that. I’m not a child… If you wanna take it outside, we can do that.”
The two talked over each other as House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., attempted to control the chaos as he slammed his gavel. “Order! Order! Order!,” members could be heard saying. Crockett later attacked Republicans, accusing them of going after “the most vulnerable in our country.”
She stated during the meeting, “Trans people ain’t goin’ no where. Just like when the racists wanted to make sure that Black people somehow were going to be dismissed in this country. We ain’t left either.”
And the war didn’t end when the proceedings adjourned. Mace got on her X account and continued the war with Crockett on social media.
“I’m no child. And if I wanted a physical fight, you’d know it. That’s not what this was,” she stated in a post. “I won’t be bullied by someone who wants to take away women’s rights while lecturing about civil rights. I won’t be bullied by someone who thinks being scared of rape is a ‘fantasy.’ This ain’t political, it’s personal.”
Mace then provided a clarification to Fox News about her comments.
“There’s been a lot of speculation about my intentions during a heated exchange on women’s rights earlier today on Oversight,” she wrote in her statement. “Let me be clear: I wanted to take the conversation off the floor to have a more constructive conversation, not to fight. At no point was there any intention of causing harm to anyone. I was just assaulted by a pro tr*ns man a few weeks ago and am still in physical therapy for my injuries. I know firsthand how the Left is capable of doing real physical harm. I will not be bullied into submission, I will not be called names by my colleagues like I was today, I will not be belittled, or invalidated—especially as a rape survivor. I will always stand up for women and push back against left-wing extremism that seeks to silence our voices and dismiss our rights.”
I’m not so sure I buy what Mace is selling. I don’t think she meant “let’s have a polite conversation off the floor and work through our differences.” She can say that’s what she meant and it’s good damage control, but come on now. I’m not saying anything bad about her. I’m just saying that her comments were a natural reaction to being deeply offended and assaulted verbally.
Crockett also took to X to address the exchange, writing, in part: “Today, I introduced an amendment to reinstate the Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. My Republican colleague threatened to physically fight me about it. Bless her heart.” Crockett’s office also fired back at Mace, claiming it was clear Mace was threatening physical violence against Crockett.
“It was clear that Rep. Mace was threatening physical violence against Congresswoman Crockett as part of her performative, ridiculous meltdown,” Crockett’s office said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Her slur-ridden screed exemplifies exactly why the House Oversight Committee needs to pass Congresswoman Crockett’s amendment to reinstate the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Congresswoman Crockett ignored her obvious, desperate baiting – if Rep. Mace wants to raise money off of the back of a qualified Black woman, she can try someone else.”
Interestingly, this exchange took place on the very same day that the House passed a bill that bans transgender athletes from participating in women’s schools that receive federal funds. Surprisingly, two Democrats voted in favor of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
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