Nancy Mace Calls Boston Mayor a 'Hypocrite' During Clashes With Democratic Mayors At Tense Hearing

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace slammed Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Wednesday, calling her a "hypocrite" over what she claimed are opposing statements regarding the actions of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding undocumented immigrants in large Democratic-led cities.

The exchange took place during a passage of a hearing conducted by the GOP-led House Oversight Committee, which grilled the mayors of New York City, Boston, Denver and Chicago over their sanctuary city policies.

During her turn at the mic, Mace questioned Wu about whether some hypothetical actions by ICE agents would "threaten everyone's safety," mentioning "arresting a murderous MS13 gang member" and "arresting a child rapist" as examples.

After Wu replied those actions wouldn't pose a danger to people's safety, Mace said "I would like to hold up this quote of you where you say 'ICE's efforts actually threaten the safety of everyone.'" "You're a hypocrite," Mace concluded.

Mace also targeted Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson as she was asking all mayors whether it's "acceptable for illegals who commit heinous crimes to be released back into the public instead of being detained and deported." As mayors said that anyone who commit crimes should be detained, Johnson said "any individual that causes harm and breaks the law should be held accountable." "This is why you have 6% approval rating, because you suck at answering questions," Mace said.

House Republicans are accusing the mayors of thwarting President Trump's enforcement efforts and putting their residents in harm's way, while the mayors detailed how thousands of asylum seekers had arrived in their cities in recent years, desperate for food and shelter— and how the cities dealt with them. All four mayors said crime rates in their cities were dropping, in spite of the Trump administration's claims that migrants make cities unsafe.