Nancy Mace challenges Jasmine Crockett to 'take it outside' during Heated House hearing
The heated exchange took place during a discussion on transgender sports ban and civil rights at a House Oversight Committee meeting.
South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace got into a heated exchange at a House hearing Tuesday with her college the Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett, who threatens by asking whether she wanted to 'take it outside'.
The argument happened as Crockett, a representative from Texas, introduced an amendment to reinstate the previously disbanded Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
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How Mace threatens Crockett to a fight after the House hearing
According to The New Republic, Crockett introduced her amendment shortly after the House of Representative voted to pass H.R. 28, "The protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act", which prevents biological males from competing against biological females in women's sports.
While many polls shows acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights has generally increased over the past 20 years, most Americans are less supportive of transgender girls and women participating in women's sports. A survey from May 2023 found that 69% of Americans believe transgender people should play on teams that match their sex assigned at birth.
After Crockett gave her proposition, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury yielded her time to her, and the Texas representative began to call out Mace.
"I can see that somebody's campaign coffers really are struggling right now, so she gonna keep saying 'trans, trans, trans' so that people will feel threatened," Crockett said. "And child, listen", at which point Mace interrupted her.
"I am no child. Do not call me a child. I am no child. Don't even start. I am a grown woman. I am 47 years old. I have broken more glass ceilings than you ever have," Mace said as Crockett, 43, repeated that she was "reclaiming my time."
"You will not do that. I am not a child. I am not a child. If you want to take it outside, we can do that," Mace said in response.
The tension between the two Congresswoman continued on social media
In a post on X, formerly, Twitter, on Tuesday evening, Crockett, who is Black, called Mace, who is white, a “Karen”, a slang term to described entitled white woman who yell at service workers or engage in offensive or racist behaviour.
Crockett referred to an incident where Mace claimed she was injured after being “physically accosted” by a "pro-trans man" who shook her hand at the Capitol in December. The individual, James McIntyre from Illinois, has pleaded not guilty to the assault charge following his arrest. Mace was later seen wearing a sling on her arm.
Jasmine Crockett's response to the situation happened during the House hearing in Washington, D.C.
In response, Mace, who has previously shared that she was raped at age 16, described the alleged attacker as a "grown man who outweighed me" and criticized Crockett, accusing her of being a member of Congress unwilling to "protect women and girls."
In another post by the South Carolina representative, she denied wanting to fight Crockett during the Oversight meeting, saying that she wanted to "take conversation off the floor".
The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act passed the House in a 218-206 vote on Tuesday.