Capitol Police have arrested an individual who "physically accosted" Rep. Nancy Mace, the congresswoman said. In a statement published to her personal X account, Mace suggested she suffered minor injuries in the alleged Tuesday night assault,

Mace said she was “physically accosted” by a man advocating for transgender rights. Witnesses with a group affiliated with the man dispute the allegation, saying the two simply shared a handshake.

The U.S. Capitol Police said they arrested a person suspected of assaulting Republican U.S. Representative Nancy Mace, who recently introduced a bill aimed at blocking the chamber's first openly transgender member from using women's bathrooms.