Nancy Mace Manhandles George Stephanopoulos For Trying To Shame Her Support Of Trump

In a heated exchange on live television, GOP Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) confronted host George Stephanopoulos, turning the tables after he questioned her support for former President Donald Trump. Mace accused Stephanopoulos of shaming her for her political choices during a segment that quickly escalated.

The interview began with Stephanopoulos pressing Mace on her endorsement of Trump, who had been found liable in a civil court for sexual assault. Mace, undeterred, responded, “I still get judged for it today.” As Stephanopoulos inquired about her support for Trump despite the allegations, Mace retorted, “And I answered it. You’re shaming me for my political choices.”

The conversation took a more intense turn when Stephanopoulos mentioned the civil court’s finding against Trump, prompting Mace to highlight the distinction between criminal and civil court outcomes. She argued, “It was not a criminal court. This was a civil court. And by the way, she (E. Jean Carroll) joked about the judgment and what she was going to do with all that money and I find that offensive.”

As Stephanopoulos continued to question Mace’s political allegiance, she revealed her personal experience as a rape victim to defend her position, accusing Stephanopoulos of attempting to shame her once again. “But as a rape victim who’s been shamed for years now because of her rape, you’re trying to shame me again by asking me this political question,” Mace said.

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Mace defended her support for Trump by contrasting the support from key figures and families, notably mentioning Laken Riley’s family’s presence at a Trump rally. Throughout the exchange, Mace repeatedly accused Stephanopoulos of shaming her, framing the conversation as an attack on her character and political decisions.

Mace has consistently shared her story as a survivor of rape, including during her tenure in the South Carolina state legislature, where she championed a rape exemption in the state’s abortion legislation.

Trump has vehemently refuted Carroll’s claims. He posted a $91.63 million bond late last week to appeal the verdict. On Saturday, he reiterated his denial of her allegations, potentially exposing himself to an additional defamation lawsuit from Carroll.

“Ninety-one million based on false accusations made about me by a woman that I knew nothing about, didn’t know, never heard of, I know nothing about her,” Trump expressed in dissatisfaction to an audience in Georgia.

“They didn’t even input all the evidence into the civil case,” Mace pointed out.

She consistently accused Stephanopoulos of “shaming” her by questioning her reversal of opinion on Trump.

“You can repeat that again and again and again and again,” Stephanopoulos retorted. “I’ve done nothing to shame you.”

Carroll has openly admitted her intent to do ‘anything she can’ to support Joe Biden’s efforts to beat Trump. In January, Carroll told ABC her belief that Trump’s power comes not from himself but from those around him, including his followers and supporters.

Carroll, a former magazine columnist, filed the lawsuit following her 2019 allegations that Trump had raped her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, a claim Trump had persistently denied.