Jasmine Crockett Calls Out 'Karen' Nancy Mace as Dispute Ramps Up
Jasmine Crockett and South Carolina Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who sparred during a contentious House Oversight Committee meeting, continued their spat on social media with one calling the other a "Karen."Newsweek has contacted Crockett's and Mace's offices for comment via email outside of regular working hours.The argument between the two representatives started as the House voted to ban transgender athletes from women's sports at federally funded institutions.
The GOP has long made targeting transgender inclusion a key campaign issue. In November, Mace had introduced a bill seeking to bar transgender female members and staff from using women's restrooms at the Capitol.While many polls shows acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights has generally increased over the past 20 years, most Americans are less supportive of transgender girls and women participating in women's sports.
A Gallup poll from May 2023 found that 69 percent of Americans believe transgender people should play on teams that match their sex assigned at birth.During the House Oversight and Accountability Committee meeting on Tuesday, Mace asked Crockett if she wanted "to take it outside."Mace had objected to Crockett referring to her as "child" during her speech, responding, "If you want to take it outside, we can do that."Crockett had criticized Mace's rhetoric about transgender people, including claims that transgender women use female locker rooms and bathrooms to sexually assault women.The two lawmakers have since continued their exchange on social media.In a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday evening, Crockett, who is Black, called Mace, who is white, a "Karen," a slang term used to describe entitled white women who yell at service workers, or engage in offensive or even racist behavior, such as calling police on Black people without cause.Crockett referenced an injury Mace said she sustained when "physically accosted" by a "pro tr*ns man" who shook her hand at the Capitol in December.
