Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said she was “physically accosted” at the US Capitol building complex Tuesday by a transgender rights activist who was later arrested by Capitol Police.
“I was physically accosted at the Capitol tonight by a pro-tr*ns man,” the congresswoman wrote on X.
“One new brace for my wrist and some ice for my arm and it’ll heal just fine,” Mace added, suggesting she suffered minor injuries as a result of the incident.
Mace, who has pushed to limit access to single-sex facilities inside the Capitol complex, indicated that the incident was sparked “over my fight to protect women.”
Capitol Police said James McIntyre, 33, was arrested inside the Rayburn House Office Building in connection with the incident.
McIntyre, who is from Illinois, is facing a charge for assaulting a government official.
“Just before 6:00 p.m., the Member of Congress’ office reported an incident in the Rayburn House Office Building,” Capitol Police said in a statement. “House Division officers, and agents with the Threat Assessment Section, tracked down the suspect.”
“After an investigative interview, officers arrested the suspect.”
Capitol Police noted that the Rayburn office building was open to the public at the time of the incident and that McIntyre “went through security screening prior to entering the Congressional buildings.”
Mace and her staff have been the subject of several vile threats in the wake of the congresswoman’s push to ban transgender women from using female facilities inside the Capitol.
The 47-year-old congresswoman introduced a transgender bathroom ban resolution last month in response to Rep.-elect Sarah McBride’s (D-Del.) election to the lower chamber.
McBride, 34, will become the first openly transgender member of Congress when she’s sworn-in next month.
“Your tr*ns violence and threats on my life will only make me double down. FAFO,” Mace wrote on X after Tuesday’s incident.
“All the violence and threats keep proving our point. Women deserve to be safe,” she added in a separate post. “Your threats will not stop my fight for women!”
A spokesperson for Mace did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Capitol Police made more than a dozen arrests last week after transgender activists, including notorious military intelligence leaker Chelsea Manning, protested outside a women’s restroom inside the Capitol complex.
Those individuals were charged with crowding, obstructing, or incommoding.
