Republican Rep. Nancy Mace Threatens Democrat Jasmine Crockett After Heated Exchange: 'If You Wanna Take It Outside'

Mar. 15, 2025

(L-R) Rep. Nancy Mace and Rep. Jasmine Crockett.Photo:Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty; Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty; Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty

Republican Rep.Nancy Maceand Democratic Rep.Jasmine Crocketthad a heated exchange during aHouse Oversight Committee meetingin Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

The argument occurred as Crockett, a representative from Texas, introduced an amendment to reinstate thepreviously disbandedOversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

According toThe New Republic, Crockett introduced her amendment shortly after the House of Representatives 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.

After Crockett gave her proposition, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury yielded her time to her, and Crockett began to call out Mace, a South Carolina representative.

“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.

Crockett continued, “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.

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty

AfterHouse Oversight Committee ChairmanJames Comerrepeatedly banged his gavel to call the session to order, Florida Rep.Maxwell Frostmotioned to strike Mace’s “take it outside” remark from the record. Comer later denied this request after ruling that Mace was not challenging Crockett to a fight, perThe Hill.

Crockett spoke after the incidenton her personal X account, writing, “[Mace is] an attention seeking loser who clearly has some fundraising goals to hit… and to be clear that is the only thing that she will hit…”

Crockett’sgovernment X accountechoed similar sentiments, sharing next to a clip from the meeting: “My Republican colleague threatened to physically fight me about it. Bless her heart.”

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace.Anna Moneymaker/Getty

Anna Moneymaker/Getty

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In afollow-up statement, Mace reiterated the same sentiments: “Let me be clear: I wanted to take the conversation off the floor to have a more constructive conversation, not to fight. At no point was there any intention of causing harm to anyone.”

source: people.com