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Todd Starnes<\/a>December 10, 2024<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n SHARE<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) was physically attacked Tuesday night on Capitol Hill by a suspect described as a pro-transgender man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mace, who has been leading a fight ban transgenders from using the bathrooms designated for ladies at the U.S. Capitol, confirmed that she was assaulted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was physically accosted at the Capitol tonight by a pro-tr*ns man,\u201d the Republican lawmaker wrote on X. \u201cOne new brace for my wrist and some ice for my arm and it\u2019ll heal just fine. The Capitol police arrested the guy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n }”><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n U.S. Capitol Police confirmed that James McIntyre, 33, of Illinois had been charged with assaulting a government official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust before 6:00 p.m., the Member of Congress\u2019 office reported an incident in the Rayburn House Office Building. House Division officers, and agents with the Threat Assessment Section, tracked down the suspect,\u201d police said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mace ended her X post with a warning to other predators lurking in the shadows: \u201cYour tr*ns violence and threats on my life will only make me double down. FAFO.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Authorities confirmed McIntyre had passed through standard security screening before entering the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Rayburn House Office Building was open to the public at the time of the incident. McIntyre went through security screening prior to entering the Congressional buildings,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Riley Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer who is leading a national effort to protect women from transgenders, condemned the attack on Mace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is what we\u2019re up against\u2014literal violence for daring to say women are worthy of equal rights to privacy, safety, and opportunity,\u201d Gaines wrote on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rep. Nancy Mace Attacked, Injured, by Pro-Transgender Man Todd StarnesDecember 10, 2024 SHARE Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) was physically attacked Tuesday night on Capitol Hill by a suspect described as a pro-transgender man. Mace, who has been leading a fight … Continue reading ![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.toddstarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nancy-mace-666x444.jpg\")
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