On Wednesday, a
Democratic representative brought up multiple ways in which her congressional
colleagues received the “gender-affirming care” they wanted to ban. It made
MAGA Representative Nancy Mace so upset she started screaming.
Democrats and
Republicans were arguing in Congress about amendments to the annual defense
bill. Mace had added multiple anti-transgender amendments, including one
that specifically removed gender-affirming care from the U.S. military’s
healthcare coverage.
Mace has a long history
of bigoted anti-trans rhetoric and legislation, and California Democratic
Representative Sara Jacobs used her time on the floor to rebuke her, calling
Mace out for her blatant hypocrisy without mentioning the representative by
name.
“I would just like to
point out that I think it’s very interesting that my colleague from South
Carolina is so obsessed with the issue of trans people, using horrible slurs
about them, when many people in this body have received gender-affirming care,”
Jacobs said. “Filler is gender-affirming care. Boob jobs is gender-affirming
care. Botox is gender-affirming care. Lots of my colleagues have received gender-affirming
care. And let me be clear, I think everyone should have access to the
gender-affirming care that they need, and I think that we should respect
everybody in this country.”
In response, Mace
started hollering.
“Ridiculous,” the representative from South Carolina said. “You
are absolutely ridiculous. What the hell is your problem? You are disgusting.
You are an insult.”
Nancy Mace erupts and starts screaming after Sara Jacobs says many people in Congress have received gender affirming care:Jacobs: Boob jobs is gender affirming care. Botox is gender affirming care… Mace: *screaming* pic.twitter.com/ZOF9ZNEqwK
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Mace may have reacted so
strongly because she’s been accused of getting nearly every kind of procedure
mentioned by Jacobs. Back in November, Mace’s former Communications Director,
Natalie Johnson, shared a text from Mace in which the Congresswoman complained
about not wanting to see the “trans mob” in her bathroom. “I don’t want to see
your botched, cheap hooker-inspired boob job on my television,” Johnson hit
back in a now-deleted
post, alluding to the
oft-spread rumors about Mace’s cosmetic work. “Can we introduce a bill to bar
that?”
Mace took the time to
call out Jacobs on X after losing control in the House.
“To @RepSaraJacobs, I talk about women’s safety and your response
is commentary about my body on the House floor,” Mace wrote. “If you knew
anything about survivors you would know some women change their bodies because
of the trauma of sexual violence. They live with the consequences for a lifetime.
PS – I have a good surgeon if you ever want to get your nose done.”
Jacobs responded to
Mace’s display of hate with pity.
“I feel sad for you.
Stop lashing out against trans kids and pretending it’s to ‘protect
women,’” she replied. “Hope you get the help you need.”
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