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Didn’t See This Coming: CNN Anchor Defends Nancy Mace

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace arrives at her election night party following the close of polls in South Carolina's primary elections on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mace is facing a challenger, former state Rep. Katie Arrington, who has the backing of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

A CNN host defended Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace after her explosive Sunday exchange with ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos about rape.

Mace, who said she was raped at the age of 16, got into an intense exchange as Stephanopolous pressed her on supporting former President Donald Trump following the E. Jean Carroll civil suit. A jury found Trump liable of sexual battery and defamation, and did not find him liable of rape.

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