‘I do need to take it seriously, because violence has become a very real thing in this chamber,’ Crockett told The Independent. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas said that she received an alarming phone call from a House Republican staffer shortly after her heated exchange with South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace earlier this week.
“That was a pretty heated exchange between y’all and Mace. My money’s on Mace,” the staffer said during the call, according to Crockett’s office. The Texas lawmaker said Mace’s behavior sets a troubling example. “When this type of behavior is not checked at the top, then it allows other little people to believe that they can just do whatever to a hosted member of Congress,” she told The Independent on Thursday.
Crockett told The Independent that she did not take Mace’s words lightly. “I will say that I think that I do need to take it seriously, because violence has become a very real thing in this chamber, and ultimately, kind of in this country when it comes to politics,” she explained. “And she threatened violence.”.
“She needs to be careful about trying to do that stuff literally, because she's just trying to get clicks and trying to raise money, but it does incite violence, period, not only on me, but on her,” Crockett added. “So she needs to be careful, and honestly, it's just unbecoming of a member of Congress.”.
After the exchange, Mace insisted in an X post that she didn’t want real violence. “I’m no child. And if I wanted a physical fight, you’d know it. That’s not what this was,” she wrote. “I won’t be bullied by someone who wants to take away women’s rights while lecturing about civil rights. I won’t be bullied by someone who thinks being scared of rape is a ‘fantasy.’ This ain’t political, it’s personal.”.
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