Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) claimed there’s been “a barrage of threatening messages” against her since her interview with ABC This Week host George Stephanopolous where the anchor “rape shamed” her.
“Last night, I received a serious threat, and the individual is now in custody. Our family wants to thank law enforcement for acting quickly,” Mace wrote on X. “This individual threatened to rape me, then kill me, and murder members of my family.”
Stephanopoulos asked Mace last Sunday how she could endorse former President Donald Trump, even as a rape victim when Trump had been found “liable for rape.” Mace was raped at the age of 16, which she had previously addressed publicly.
According to Mace, threats against her family, her office, and herself increased “exponentially” following the interview when compared to the last three years.
ABC did not return the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
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The jury in the case related to E. Jean Carroll found Trump liable for “sexual abuse” and not rape. Stephanopolous summarized the case as a rape case in his very first question to Mace on This Week. The anchor claimed he was not trying to shame her with the question.
Mace’s experience informs her stance on abortion today, which is often less restrictive than her Republican counterparts. Despite her disagreements with Trump, the two have endorsed each other ahead of their 2024 elections.
