Nancy Mace Pulls Bizarre ‘Scarlet Letter’ Stunt That Does not Imply What She Thinks

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) may wish to examine the CliffsNotes subsequent time she tries to ship a message like this.

The Republican lawmaker wore a white shirt emblazoned with a purple letter “A” on Tuesday after going through backlash for voting to oust Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy final week.

“I’m sporting the ‘scarlet letter’ after the week that I simply had, final week, being a lady up right here and being demonized for my vote and for my voice,” she mentioned.

Firstly, that’s not why she’s confronted disapproval. And secondly, that’s not what the “The Scarlet Letter” is about.

The nineteenth century novel tells the story of an single lady who will get pregnant by means of an affair and is compelled to put on a scarlet letter “A” as punishment for adultery.

Mace joined seven different Republicans and all Democrats to take away McCarthy from his submit, after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) filed a movement to provoke the vote.

Mace was the one lady among the many eight Republicans — who’ve all been criticized for throwing Congress into turmoil.

She was additionally known as out for endorsing Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as McCarthy’s successor, given her outspoken assist for victims of sexual assault.

Jordan has been accused of ignoring sexual abuse complaints in opposition to a group physician when he was an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State College within the ’80s and ’90s. He has repeatedly denied the allegations.

Customers of X (previously Twitter) advised Mace ought to in all probability have learn the e-book — or, you understand, Googled it or one thing — earlier than attempting the stunt.