FIREWORKS! George Stephanopoulos Battles Nancy Mace in Explosive Showdown About Her Backing Trump — Despite Jury Finding He’s Liable for Rape

George Stephanopoulos and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) battled for 10 minutes, Sunday, on the latter’s support of former President Donald Trump — despite the fact that two civil juries have found him liable of rape .

In one of the more contentious Sunday show interviews in recent memory, Stephanopoulos and the congresswoman battled on ABC’s This Week — with the fireworks starting right out of the gate. Stephanoulos opened the segment by playing testimony from Mace in the South Carolina legislature in which she revealed she was a victim of rape.

“Two separate juries have found [Trump] liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape,” Stephanopoulos said. “How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony we just saw?”

Mace was indignant in her response.

“I was raped at the age of 16,” Mace said. “And any rape victim will tell you — I’ve lived for 30 years with an incredible amount of shame over being raped. I didn’t come forward because of that judgment and shame that I felt. And it’s a shame that you will never feel, George. And I’m not going to sit here on your show and be asked a question meant to shame me about another, potential rape victim.”

“It’s actually not about shaming you,” Stephanopoulos said.

“No you are shaming me!” Mace replied.

“You’ve endorsed Donald Trump for president,” Stephanopoulos said. “Donald Trump has been found liable for rape by a jury. Donald Trump has been found liable for defaming the victim of that rape by a jury. It’s been affirmed by a judge.”

“It’s not a criminal court case, number one,” Mace said. “Number two, I live with shame, and you’re asking me a question about my political choices, trying to shame me as a rape victim, and I find it disgusting.”

The congresswoman went on to attack E. Jean Carroll — the victim of the rape for which Trump was held liable.

“Quite frankly, E. Jean Carroll’s comments when she did get the judgment, joking about what she was going to buy, it makes it harder for women to come forward when they make a mockery out of rape,” Mace said. “When they joke about it.”

“Women won’t come forward because they’re defamed by those who perpetrate rape,” Stephanopoulos said.

The two continued to battle — with Mace taking offense in Stephanopoulos asking why she is supporting a man found by two juries to be liable of rape.

“As a rape victim who’s been shamed for years now because of her rape, you’re trying to shame me again by asking me this political question,” Mace said.

“You’ve repeated that again, and again, and again,” Stephanopouos said.

“It’s offensive!” Mace shot back.

Later, after Mace again noted that the verdict against Trump came in a civil court rather than a criminal court, Stephanopoulos asked, “Is that the distinction you’re making? A civil judgment is OK but a criminal judgment is not.”

“This is different!” Mace insisted

After additional back-and-forth, Mace fumed, “What you’ve done is offensive to women who have been raped. What you’ve done this morning is offensive.”

Unfazed, Stephanopoulos replied, “We’ll let the viewers decide about that.”

From there, the battle raged on — with Stephanopoulos confronting Mace about her flip-flop on whether Trump should hold office in the wake of the Jan. 6 attacks.

Watch above, via ABC.