Nancy Mace Allegedly Assaulted by ‘Pro-Trans Man’

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace claims she was attacked in the U.S. Capitol by an angry activist over her efforts to ban transgender women from female-only spaces and restrooms.

The alleged attack took place on Tuesday, December 10.

Capitol Police arrested James McIntyre, 33, of Illinois, at the Rayburn House office building after receiving a report that the South Carolina Republican had been attacked. McIntyre is charged with assaulting a government official. Depending on the severity of the assault, it could lead to a significant period of imprisonment.

Capitol Police did not elaborate on the incident or provide a motive. However, they noted that McIntyre went through a routine security check for visitors to the Capitol, according to Reuters.

“I was physically attacked tonight on the Capitol grounds because of my fight to protect women. Capitol Police arrested him,” Mace wrote a post on her X account from Congress tuesday evening “All the violence and threats continue to prove our point. Women deserve to be safe.”

In a separate post On her personal account and on the X campaign, Mace described her attacker as a “pro-trans man.”

She added a warning to her critics and detractors: “Your trans violence and threats on my life will only make me double down.”

Mace has attracted attention by trying to present himself as the new face of the fight to protect women and their rights to privacy, proposing a resolution to bar U.S. Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.) from entering or using women’s facilities, including restrooms and locker rooms.

In response to Mace’s cries, House Speaker Mike Johnson instituted a policy banning transgender people from using any multi-user facilities, such as restrooms or locker rooms, on the US Capitol grounds that do not match their birth sex.

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McBride, who is transgender, has since said he would abide by the rule, even though it was criticized by some activists who notes that she, like all other members, has a toilet in her office.

Meanwhile, they argue, other transgender people, including employees and visitors, will be forced to use a limited number of single-stall restrooms or delay using the restroom if they don’t want to follow the rule.

Meanwhile, Mace doubled down by introducing a bill that would ban transgender people from using restrooms or other spaces that align with their gender identity in any federal building or property owned by the US government.

This action led to multiple protests against both her proposed bill and the current Capitol restroom ban, including a sit-in where several demonstrators they were arrested.