Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that anchor George Stephanopoulos criticized her for being a rape victim and supporting former President Donald Trump. He said he was trying to humiliate him.
Stephanopoulos said, “You supported Donald Trump as a presidential candidate. Two separate juries found him guilty of rape. How do you increase your support for Donald Trump?”
Mace said: “I say I was raped when I was 16, but any rape survivor will tell you that I have lived with incredible shame for 30 years. And I didn’t come forward because I felt shame. And that’s a shame you’ll never feel, George. And I’m sitting here on your show telling you about another potential rape victim. I’m not going to ask you a question that’s meant to humiliate you. I’m not going to do that.”
“Actually, it’s not about humiliating you. It’s about Donald Trump,” Stephanopoulos said.
Mace said, “No, you’re humiliating me.”
“You supported Donald Trump for president. Donald Trump was found guilty by a jury of rape. Donald Trump was found guilty by a jury of defaming a rape victim,” Stephanopoulos said. The judge also recognized that.”
“First of all, this was not a criminal trial. Second, I live with shame. And you question my political choices and try to shame me as a rape victim,” Mace said. And I think that’s disgusting. And, frankly, the comments that E. Jean Carroll made when she was sentenced were joking about what she was going to buy. was.”
She continued: “When women joke about rape, making fun of it makes it harder for them to come forward.”
He added: “This is why women don’t come forward.”
“Women don’t come forward because they are vilified by their rapists,” Stephanopoulos said.
Mace said, “You’re trying to embarrass me this morning, and I think that’s disgusting.”
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