George Stephanopoulos' ugly spat with Nancy Mace shows ABC News veering 'fully left,' critics say

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George Stephanopoulos' uncomfortable exchange with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is putting a spotlight on ABC News' dramatic shift to the political left in recent years, according to some critics.

Stephanopoulos fueled outrage among conservatives and earned praise from liberals for leveraging Mace's rape survival, something Mace has long been outspoken about, to suggest she's a hypocrite for supporting former President Trump, who was found liable for sexual abuse against accuser E. Jean Carroll by a New York civil jury last year.

On Sunday's installment of "This Week," Stephanopoulos played a past clip of Mace discussing being a victim of rape, then asked her, "How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony we just saw?"

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"You've endorsed Donald Trump for president. Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape," he said.

"Well, I will tell you, I was raped at the age of 16," Mace said. "Any rape victim will tell you, I've lived for 30 years with an incredible amount of shame for being raped. I didn't come forward because of that judgment and shame that I felt."

"It's a shame that you will never feel, George," she went