Nancy Mace’s office calls on ABC, women’s groups to ‘demand an apology’ from George Stephanopoulos

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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., feels women’s groups and Disney executives should "demand an apology" from ABC News' George Stephanopoulos for trying to "shame" her for endorsing former President Trump.

Mace, a rape survivor, says she felt personally attacked when Stephanopoulos, a former top aide to Bill Clinton, asked during a heated interview Sunday how she could support Trump when he has been accused of rape.

"Every single group that claims to stand for women and victims of rape should demand an apology from George Stephanopoulos. There is absolutely nothing ‘valiant’ or ‘ethical’ about shaming and bullying victims rape. We hope that the female leadership at ABC demand he apologize for his blatant imprudence and disrespect," Mace’s spokesperson, Gabrielle Lipsky, told Fox News Digital.

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ABC News declined comment when asked if network leadership would ask Stephanopoulos to apologize. Disney Entertainment president of News Group and Networks Debra OConnell and ABC News president Kim Godwin oversee the division.

Some commentators and progressives praised Stephanopoulos for pressing Mace over her support of Trump, whom she once strongly criticized over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Trump wound up