Samuel Theodore Cain is pictured in a booking photo released by South Carolina law enforcement. Cain, a Greenville-area resident, was arrested for allegedly making death threats against U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. (Greenville County Sheriff's Office)
"I’ve waited for this for a long time," she said. "Trans activists have been threatening to kill me every day for over six months, ever since I started filing bills to protect women’s spaces."
Mace said her top priority has always been protecting her family, her staff and herself from the kind of politically motivated violence she believes is getting worse and is also ignored by the left.
"We live in fear every day, looking over our shoulders because these trans activists fuel violence," she said. "And yet not one Democrat has spoken up to say it’s wrong."
Cain allegedly posted violent messages online threatening to kill Mace and her children, describing graphic ways he would harm her. According to Mace, these threats were shared with law enforcement and the public for months.
Investigative journalist Andy Ngo reported Cain had a history of allegedly posting threats and expressing support for far-left causes.
REP. NANCY MACE’S ALLEGED ATTACKER PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO INCIDENT ON CAPITOL GROUNDS
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks to the media outside the Thomas P. O'Neil Jr. House Office Building in Washington D.C. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Integrity Project)
Cain allegedly made many of his threats publicly on social media. Mace said that’s a major problem and called for changes to Section 230, the law that shields tech platforms from liability. According to the DOJ, 230 "provides immunity to online platforms from civil liability based on third-party content and for the removal of content in certain circumstances."
"You can’t even sue blogs when people post threats or lies," she said. "There’s no accountability. That has to change. People are being targeted, and these platforms are letting it happen."
Some on the left have accused Mace of "punching down" for calling attention to her would-be attacker. Mace had a sharp response.
"Only Democrats blame the victim," she said. "They don’t want to protect women. We’ve seen it in sports, bathrooms, locker rooms and now in politics. They always look the other way.
"There’s a total double standard. Not one Democrat colleague of mine has spoken out since the arrest. Not one."
Asked what she would say to other lawmakers, especially women, who are scared to speak out on gender and safety issues, Mace was clear.
"Violence against women should always be taken seriously," she said. "We should believe women. We should protect them. And we should prosecute the people who want to hurt them.
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"If you care about women, prove it. Stand up and say, ‘No more!’"
Mace also revealed to Fox News Digital she’s preparing a victim impact statement and hopes to attend Cain’s bond hearing scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday.
"I’m working on it now," she said. "We’re figuring out logistics, but I plan to be there."
Jasmine is a writer at Fox News Digital and a military spouse based in New Orleans. Stories can be sent to jasmine.baehr@fox.com
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