Democrat reignites feud with Republican after bitter House Oversight Committee row. Texas Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett has accused her South Carolina Republican rival Nancy Mace of exploiting “trans folk” to boost her campaign funds days after Mace appeared to challenge her to a fight during a heated congressional committee meeting.
Crockett appeared on MSNBC’s The ReidOut on Wednesday evening and told host Joy Reid about the moment the GOP congresswoman invited her to “take it outside” during a House Oversight Committee hearing after the pair became embroiled in a row over women’s rights.
The Democrat had said of Mace: “Somebody’s campaign coffers really are struggling right now, so she’s gonna keep saying ‘trans trans trans’ so that people will feel threatened and child, listen…”. Incensed, the Republican hit back: “I am no child! Do not call me a child. I am a grown woman. If you want to take it outside…”.
Reflecting on the uproar, Crockett told Reid: “Right now, people play on the fact that they can make money. “I literally had my team look up her FEC [Federal Election Commission] documents because in my soul, I was like, you must be broke. “She’s not exactly broke, but I have three times as much money on hand. She needs some more money.
“So this was about money. And the idea that you would do it at the expense of children, or the idea that you would do it at the expense of one of your colleagues, is a problem.”. Reid responded: “I mean, the reality is, to your point of trying to raise money, she’s obviously looking for attention.
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