Piers Morgan and Mehdi Hasan Confront Nancy Mace Over Her Claim About Muslims — The Debate Explodes Piers Morgan: You said every single Muslim holding public office in America is a Trojan horse. Dr. Oz holds public office. Would you want him deported as a threat to national security and our republic? Nancy Mace: I didn’t say Dr. Oz should be deported. I do think people who believe in radical Piers Morgan: You said every single Muslim. Nancy Mace: I was talking about elected officials being Trojan horses. Piers Morgan: You didn’t say every single radical Muslim. You said every single Muslim. That’s all of them. There are 1.6 billion Muslims around the world. Nancy Mace: No, I said elected officials. Piers Morgan: You didn’t say elected Muslims. You’ve been caught lying. Nancy Mace: I’m not lying. You can go back and quote my tweet. Piers Morgan: Let me read it again so there’s no room for ambiguity. What she actually posted was: “Every single Muslim holding public office in America is a Trojan horse and a threat to both national security and our republic.” Mehdi Hasan: Are congressmen not public officials, Nancy Mace? Is Marco Rubio not a public official? Nancy Mace: He’s not a radical Islamist. Mehdi Hasan: Nice try. You just said every public official is elected. Marco Rubio is a public official. Nancy Mace: Don’t walk it back. Everyone can see your bigotry. Mehdi Hasan: Everyone can see your bigotry. You just lied to Piers Morgan and got caught. Five years ago, you weren’t making these racist arguments. In 2021, Mace went on CNN after Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert called Ilhan Omar a member of the “Jihad Squad.” Mace criticized them as racist and religiously bigoted. Five years later, she’s making the kind of arguments she previously condemned. We’ve gone full circle. Piers Morgan: Let her respond. There’s no point having this debate if you both just shout over each other. Nancy, respond to what Mehdi just said. Nancy Mace: Five years ago, I was defending someone’s First Amendment right to wear whatever clothing they wanted. Everyone has the right to say what they want or wear what they want. Fast-forward five years, and we’re seeing what I consider radical things happening in our communities. People are pushing back against what they see as Sharia law. There are animal sacrifices in Michigan, a mayor in New York City giving a pen to a man who defended al-Qaeda, and the governor of New York wearing a hijab while speaking to men in a mosque days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11. I find this offensive, and I’m going to continue speaking out. I think things have gotten worse over the last five years. We need people willing to push back against what I see happening in towns across the country. Piers Morgan: Mehdi, do you want to respond? Mehdi Hasan: It’s interesting she talks about Sharia law. It’s a boogeyman Republicans tried to use 15 years ago, and now they’re doing it again. Why? Because gas prices are high, nobody trusts them, and they’re losing in the polls. So they fall back on racism, bigotry, and Sharia law