Capitol arrest sparks different stories about Rep Mace encounter
Capitol Police arrested an Illinois man after an incident with Rep Mace at a foster-care event. Two different versions of the encounter emerged - one claiming assault other describing a hand-shake gone wrong
A thirty-three year-old Illinois resident James McIntyre got arrested in DCʼs Rayburn House building after an incident with Rep Nancy Mace that brought up two different stories
The event happened at a foster-care meeting where McIntyre (who works on foster-care issues) went through standard security checks. Rep Mace posted on X that she got “physically accosted“ over her stance on womens safety; while foster-care advocate Lisa Dickson described it as just a hand-shake with questions about trans rights
I was physically accosted tonight on Capitol grounds over my fight to protect women. Capitol police have arrested him. All the violence and threats keep proving our point. Women deserve to be safe
The situation links to Maces recent work on bathroom-use rules that would affect Sarah McBride - who won her spot as first openly-trans House member last month. Capitol Police didnt share more info about what happened but charged McIntyre with govt official assault
The whole thing fits into a bigger picture: last year saw a huge jump in trans-related bills - with 37 states putting forward rules about gender care. Donald Trump (whos now president-elect) called Mace next day to check how she was doing
