The U.S. Capitol Police have arrested 33-year-old James McIntyre for an alleged assault on Rep. Nancy Mace on Tuesday night in the Rayburn Office Building, according to the department.<\/p>\n

Capitol Police, in a statement, said they responded to an incident reported by a member’s office just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday. McIntyre is facing a misdemeanor charge for assaulting a government official, according to the department, though charging decisions are ultimately up to the U.S. attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

The department added that “McIntyre went through security screening prior to entering the Congressional buildings.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI was physically accosted at the Capitol tonight by a pro-tr*ns man,\u201d Mace (R-S.C.) said in a statement posted to X<\/a>. \u201cOne new brace for my wrist and some ice for my arm and it\u2019ll heal just fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mace has been outspoken in opposing transgender women using women\u2019s bathrooms on Capitol Hill, a move which comes before the House welcomes its first openly transgender member, incoming Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.). <\/p>\n

The South Carolina Republican sent out a fundraising message<\/a> following the alleged assault, writing \u201cafter last night, it is clear that I CANNOT STOP the fight!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mace said in a separate social media post that President-elect Donald Trump called her following the incident.<\/p>\n

Supporters of transgender rights protested in Capitol Hill bathrooms last week and were arrested in the aftermath of Mace\u2019s successful push to ban<\/a> transgender women from using women\u2019s bathrooms in the House portion of the Capitol building. She obtained a bullhorn and spoke outside a police facility following their arrests.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Wu contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"