Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) exploded at ABC host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday after he asked why she supported Donald Trump after he was found liable for sexual assault.
During an interview on This Week, Mace became angry and defensive about her support for Trump, who was found to have raped writer E. Jean Carroll. Mace is also a rape survivor.
“And it’s a shame that you will never feel, George,” Mace charged. “And I’m not going to sit here on your show and be asked a question meant to shame me about another potential rape victim. I’m not going to do that.”
“It’s actually not about shaming you,” Stephanopoulos noted. “It’s a question about Donald Trump.”
“No, you are shaming me,” Mace insisted.
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“You’ve endorsed Donald Trump for president,” the ABC host observed. “Donald Trump has been found liable for rape by a jury. Donald Trump has been found liable for defaming the victim of that rape by a jury. It’s been affirmed by a judge.”
“It was not a criminal court case, number one,” Mace fired back. “Number two, I live with shame. And you’re asking me a question about my political choices, trying to shame me as a rape victim. And I find it disgusting.”
Stephanopoulos pressed Mace several times, and she accused him of shaming her each time.
“And this is why women won’t come forward,” Mace complained at one point.
“Women won’t come forward because they’re defamed by those who perpetrate rape,” Stephanopoulos remarked.
