Nancy Mace Clashes with ABC’s Stephanopoulos Over Supporting Trump: You’re ‘Trying to Shame Me as a Rape Victim’

STEPHANOPOULOS You endorsed Donald ░░░░░░░░ for president Judges in ░░░░░░░░ separate juries have found ░░░░░░░░ liable for rape and ░░░░░░░░ defaming a victim of ░░░░░░░░ rape How do you ░░░░░░░░ your endorsement of Donald ░░░░░░░░ with the testimony we ░░░░░░░░ saw MACE Well I ░░░░░░░░ tell you I was ░░░░░░░░ at the age of ░░░░░░░░ and any rape victim ░░░░░░░░ tell you I ve ░░░░░░░░ for 30 years with ░░░░░░░░ incredible amount of shame ░░░░░░░░ being raped I didn ░░░░░░░░ come forward because of ░░░░░░░░ judgment and shame that ░░░░░░░░ felt And it s ░░░░░░░░ shame that you will ░░░░░░░░ feel George and I ░░░░░░░░ not going to sit ░░░░░░░░ on your show and ░░░░░░░░ asked a question meant ░░░░░░░░ shame me about another ░░░░░░░░ rape victim I m ░░░░░░░░ going to do that ░░░░░░░░ It s actually not ░░░░░░░░ shaming you It s ░░░░░░░░ question about Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ No you are shaming ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS You ve endorsed ░░░░░░░░ Trump for president MACE ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ found liable for rape ░░░░░░░░ a jury Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ been found liable for ░░░░░░░░ the victim of that ░░░░░░░░ by a jury It ░░░░░░░░ been affirmed by a ░░░░░░░░ He repeated MACE It ░░░░░░░░ not a criminal court ░░░░░░░░ number one Number two ░░░░░░░░ live with shame and ░░░░░░░░ re asking me a ░░░░░░░░ about my political choices ░░░░░░░░ to shame me as ░░░░░░░░ rape victim and I ░░░░░░░░ it disgusting And quite ░░░░░░░░ E Jean Carroll s ░░░░░░░░ when she did get ░░░░░░░░ judgment joking about what ░░░░░░░░ was going to buy ░░░░░░░░ doesn t it makes ░░░░░░░░ harder for women to ░░░░░░░░ forward when they make ░░░░░░░░ mockery out of rape ░░░░░░░░ they joke about it ░░░░░░░░ s not okay STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ t it make it ░░░░░░░░ for women to come ░░░░░░░░ when they re defamed ░░░░░░░░ presidential candidates MACE It ░░░░░░░░ it harder when other ░░░░░░░░ joked about it and ░░░░░░░░ s joked about it ░░░░░░░░ find it offensive And ░░░░░░░░ I find it offensive ░░░░░░░░ you are trying to ░░░░░░░░ me with this question ░░░░░░░░ I m not trying ░░░░░░░░ shame you at all ░░░░░░░░ fact MACE You are ░░░░░░░░ have dealt with this ░░░░░░░░ 30 years You know ░░░░░░░░ hard it was to ░░░░░░░░ my story five years ░░░░░░░░ when they were doing ░░░░░░░░ fetal heartbeat bill when ░░░░░░░░ were no exceptions for ░░░░░░░░ incest or life rape ░░░░░░░░ incest in there I ░░░░░░░░ to tell my story ░░░░░░░░ no other woman was ░░░░░░░░ forward STEPHANOPOULOS I m ░░░░░░░░ asking MACE No rape ░░░░░░░░ were represented And you ░░░░░░░░ trying to shame me ░░░░░░░░ morning STEPHANOPOULOS I m ░░░░░░░░ asking you MACE And ░░░░░░░░ find it offensive And ░░░░░░░░ is why women won ░░░░░░░░ come forward STEPHANOPOULOS Women ░░░░░░░░ t come forward because ░░░░░░░░ re defamed by those ░░░░░░░░ perpetrate rape Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ been MACE They are ░░░░░░░░ and they re shamed ░░░░░░░░ you re trying to ░░░░░░░░ me this morning I ░░░░░░░░ it s disgusting STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ m I m not ░░░░░░░░ you at all I ░░░░░░░░ you courageous MACE I ░░░░░░░░ my story It took ░░░░░░░░ 25 years to tell ░░░░░░░░ story I was judged ░░░░░░░░ it I still get ░░░░░░░░ for it today STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ m asking you a ░░░░░░░░ simple question explain what ░░░░░░░░ And I answered it ░░░░░░░░ re shaming me for ░░░░░░░░ political choices STEPHANOPOULOS No ░░░░░░░░ m not I m ░░░░░░░░ you.”