Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks out after arrest of trans activist for violent loss of life threats

[ad_1] "I hope they've make-up wipes in jail."

That’s how Rep. Nancy Mace , R-S.C., responded to the arrest of Samuel Theodore Cain, a trans-identifying activist who goes by "Roxie Wolfe" on-line, after he was charged with allegedly making repeated loss of life threats towards the congresswoman.

Cain, 19, was taken into custody by the South Carolina State Regulation Enforcement Division (SLED) after months of alleged threats, making him the primary identified trans activist within the nation to be arrested for threatening a sitting member of Congress.

In an unique interview with Fox Information Digital, Mace didn’t maintain again.

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Samuel Theodore Cain is pictured in a reserving picture launched by South Carolina regulation enforcement. Cain, a Greenville-area resident, was arrested for allegedly making loss of life threats towards U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. (Greenville County Sheriff's Workplace)

"I’ve waited for this for a very long time," she stated. " Trans activists have been threatening to kill me every single day for over six months, ever since I began submitting payments to guard ladies’s areas."

Mace stated her high precedence has all the time been defending her household, her employees and herself from the sort of politically motivated violence she believes is getting worse and can be ignored by the left.

"We stay in worry every single day, wanting over our shoulders as a result of these trans activists gasoline violence," she stated. "And but not one Democrat has spoken as much as say it’s mistaken."

Cain allegedly posted violent messages on-line threatening to kill Mace and her kids, describing graphic methods he would hurt her. In line with Mace, these threats had been shared with regulation enforcement and the general public for months.

Investigative journalist Andy Ngo reported Cain had a historical past of allegedly posting threats and expressing help for far-left causes.

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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks throughout a listening to with the Home Oversight and Accountability committee within the Rayburn Home Workplace Constructing in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photographs)

In a single submit, Cain allegedly wrote, "I'M GOING TO ASSASSINATE REPRESENTATIVE NANCY MACE WITH A GUN AND I'M BEING 100% DEAD ASS."

Ngo's investigation revealed that Cain's social media accounts had been crammed with posts about trans-related matters and help for Democrats. After being contacted by the FBI about his posts, Cain allegedly admitted to creating the menace however claimed he "did not imply it."

"We’ve posted the voicemails," Mace stated. "We’ve shared the textual content messages. They talked about smashing my head into a rest room ground or capturing me.

"That is who these individuals are. And nonetheless, not a single Democrat has stood up and stated, ‘That is unacceptable.’"

Mace stated the silence speaks volumes.

"When the left reveals you who they're, consider them," she stated. "They're normalizing political violence, and so they’re doing it by refusing to sentence it."

Mace, who has launched laws to guard ladies’s loos and areas, stated this arrest solely proves why her efforts matter.

"This issues greater than ever," she stated. "We have now to guard ladies. Actual males defend ladies. Actual males don’t threaten them. However we will’t do that alone. We'd like extra individuals to talk out."

She stated actual change will solely occur when individuals cease being afraid and begin holding harmful habits accountable.

"This arrest occurred as a result of somebody had the braveness to behave," she stated. "That was Capitol Police. That was SLED. I demanded it too, however they lastly stated, ‘Not yet another.’ That’s what we'd like — braveness, not silence."

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks to the media outdoors the Thomas P. O'Neil Jr. Home Workplace Constructing in Washington D.C. (Jemal Countess/Getty Photographs for Congressional Integrity Undertaking)

Cain allegedly made lots of his threats publicly on social media. Mace stated that’s a serious drawback and referred to as for modifications to Part 230, the regulation that shields tech platforms from legal responsibility. In line with the DOJ, 230 "offers immunity to on-line platforms from civil legal responsibility primarily based on third-party content material and for the removing of content material in sure circumstances."

"You may’t even sue blogs when individuals submit threats or lies," she stated. "There’s no accountability. That has to vary. Individuals are being focused, and these platforms are letting it occur."

Some on the left have accused Mace of "punching down" for calling consideration to her would-be attacker. Mace had a pointy response.

"Solely Democrats blame the sufferer," she stated. " They don’t want to protect women . We’ve seen it in sports activities, loos, locker rooms and now in politics. They all the time look the opposite means.

"There’s a complete double normal. Not one Democrat colleague of mine has spoken out because the arrest. Not one."

Requested what she would say to different lawmakers, particularly ladies, who're scared to talk out on gender and questions of safety, Mace was clear.

"Violence towards ladies ought to all the time be taken critically," she stated. "We should always consider ladies. We should always defend them. And we must always prosecute the individuals who wish to harm them.

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"Should you care about ladies, show it. Rise up and say, ‘No extra!’"

Mace additionally revealed to Fox Information Digital she’s making ready a sufferer influence assertion and hopes to attend Cain’s bond listening to scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday.