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Nancy Mace explodes at ABC host for rape 'shaming' her for supporting rapist Donald Trump

"I'm not going to sit here on your show and be asked a question meant to shame me about another potential rape victim."https://t.co/H7AKgNMEID

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 10, 2024

... the women who don’t want to speak about their rape (or prosecute the crime against them) are more shamed by defenders of Donald Trump than by interviewers of politicians.

And it's a shame that you will never feel, George," Mace charged. "And I'm not going to sit here on your show and be asked a question meant to shame me about another potential rape victim. I'm not going to do that." 

"It's actually not about shaming you," Stephanopoulos noted. "It's a question about Donald Trump." 

"No, you are shaming me," Mace insisted. "You've endorsed Donald Trump for president," the ABC host observed. "Donald Trump has been found liable for rape by a jury. Donald Trump has been found liable for defaming the victim of that rape by a jury. It's been affirmed by a judge." 

"It was not a criminal court case, number one," Mace fired back. "Number two, I live with shame. And you're asking me a question about my political choices, trying to shame me as a rape victim. And I find it disgusting." 

Stephanopoulos pressed Mace several times, and she accused him of shaming her each time. 

"And this is why women won't come forward," Mace complained at one point. 

"Women won't come forward because they're defamed by those who perpetrate rape," Stephanopoulos remarked.

But thanks, Rep. Mace, for playing a game no one asked you to play. Except maybe your constituents, and shame on them.