Nancy Mace Asks Jasmine Crockett If She Wants to 'Take It Outside'
Nancy Mace asked Democratic Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett if she wanted "to take it outside" during a contentious House Oversight Committee meeting on Tuesday.Newsweek reached out to both Mace and Crockett's press teams for comment over email.The argument between the two representatives started as the House voted to ban transgender athletes from women's sports at federally funded institutions.
Republicans emphasized the issue of transgender inclusion in sports during the 2024 election, putting Democrats, who have embraced LGBTQ+ rights, on the defense.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.The debate between Mace and Crockett came as the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act is set to ban schools receiving federal funding from allowing transgender girls and women playing on women's sports teams."Somebody's campaign coffers really are struggling right now.
So, she can't keep saying trans, trans, trans, so that people will feel threatened. And child, listen," Crockett said in the meeting.Crockett: Somebody’s campaign coffers are struggling right now so she’s going to keep saying trans trans trans..
