0:03[music] >> Well, let me tell you what went down on [singing and music] Capitol Hill. Nancy Mace walked in the room and everybody got still. It was a regular hearing.
0:18Pete Hegseth on the stand, but Mace had other plans and documents in her hand.
0:23She said, "You're not under much [music] concern. I got some things to show about a congressman who's been putting [singing] on a show." First document [music] she dropped was from Meels for Soldiers saying all his military [singing] stories been misrepresenting.
0:35She said the Bronze Star picture [music] was from 2019 [singing] before he ever earned one. You know what that means?
0:41She put the photo in the record right there [music] on the floor. Congress sitting there quiet, they ain't seen this before. She talking about [music] stolen valor, she talking about troops.
0:49She said men and women die for this and [singing] here is the proof.
0:53>> [music] >> Dead soldiers and injured soldiers gave everything they had. You cannot take their stories AND THAT IS JUST SAD.
0:59NANCY MACE walked in that [music] hearing with the receipts. Laid everything out on the table piece by piece. Corey Mills [music] sitting somewhere probably not feeling great when your own colleague is filing to remove you from the state. This is Washington D.C. and the [music] drama is real. Republican on Republican, this is a big deal. The Ethics Committee already had the case open [music] wide. Now Mace JUST ADDED MORE DOCUMENTS TO THE INSIDE.
1:23NOW LET ME BREAK IT DOWN so everybody [music] understands. This was not some back room whisper or some second hand.
1:29She went on record on camera in an official space. Put documents and photos right up in this man's face. SHE MENTIONED A RESTRAINING ORDER. SHE MENTIONED [music] conduct concerns. She said if we all against predators, then everybody learns. That means you're on side, too. You cannot pick and choose.
1:44Accountability applies no matter what your views. Speaker [music] Mike Johnson sitting there probably stressed out. His majority is slim and there is [music] all this fallout. You cannot afford to lose a single vote on your side.
1:56>> [music] >> When the margins are that thin, you just GET THAT HIGH. THE CIVIL war inside the GOP is playing out live. Every single hearing now is turning to a trial [music] where somebody drops a bomb and everybody reacts and the cameras catch it ALL IN THE INTERNET TRACKS.
2:11>> NANCY MACE walked [music] in that hearing with the receipts. Laid everything out on the table piece by piece. Cory Mills sitting somewhere probably not feeling [music] great when your own colleague is filing to remove you from the state. This is Washington, D.C. and the drama is real. Republican on Republican, this is a big deal.
2:29Ethics Committee already had the case [music] open wide. Now Mace just ADDED MORE DOCUMENTS TO THE INSIDE.
2:35>> SHE SAID THIS institution needs the people to trust. She said integrity in Congress is an absolute must. She said stolen valor is something she takes serious because the stories of our SOLDIERS ARE NOT A BONUS. YOU DO NOT get to wear a medal you did not earn.
2:49[music] You do not get to tell a story that was not your turn. She filed an expulsion resolution in the same day, putting [music] everything on the table in a formal way.
2:59>> Mills denied the allegations. That is his [music] right. The Ethics Committee is where they going to have the fight.
3:05But what happened in that hearing is already history. Nancy Mace made sure that now the whole world sees the Republican party fighting in the PUBLIC EYE. EVERYBODY WATCHING, WONDERING HOW AND ASKING WHY. WHEN YOUR OWN colleagues start expulsion resolutions, you know the party GOT SOME SERIOUS INTERNAL SOLUTIONS. SO THAT IS >> IS THE story straight from the House floor. Nancy Mace with [music] the documents knocking at the door. Cory Mills and stolen valor and the Ethics [music] case. Mike Johnson watching everything unfold in his face. The hearing the heat had [music] to put, the headline said Mace she took the whole
3:39moment and she shut the place. 700 words to tell you what went down when Nancy MACE DROPPED THE RESIGNATION BOMB IN THAT [screaming] TIME.
3:48>> IT WAS a regular [singing] hearing. Pete Sessions on the stand, >> [music] >> but Mace had other plans and documents in her hand. She said unanimous consent, I got some things [music] to show about a congressman who been putting on a show. First document she dropped [music] was from Mills' first sergeant saying all his military stories been misrepresented. [music] She said the bronze star picture was from 2019 before he ever earned [music] one. You know what that means? She put the photo in the record right there on the floor.
4:16CONGRESS SITTING THERE QUIET, THEY AIN'T SEEN THIS BEFORE. SHE TALKING ABOUT STOLEN VALOR. She talking about truth.
4:23She said men and women [music] died for this and here's the proof. Dead soldiers and injured soldiers gave everything they had. [music] You cannot take their stars and that is just sad. Nancy Mace walked in [music] there here with the receipts. Laid everything out on the table piece by piece. Cory Mills sitting somewhere probably not feeling great.
4:41When your own colleagues falling to remove [music] you from the state. This is Washington, D.C. And the drama is real. Republican on Republican. This is a big deal. [music] The Ethics Committee already had the case open wide. Now Mace just added more documents to the inside.
4:58>> [screaming] [music] [music] >> Now let me break it down so everybody understands. This was not some back [music] room whisper or some second hand. She went on record, on camera, and in an official space. [music] With documents and photos right up in this man's face. She mentioned a restraining order. She mentioned conduct concerns. She said if we are against [music] predators, then everybody learns. That means your whole side too.
5:30You cannot pick and choose.
5:32Accountability applies, no matter what your views. Speaker Mike [music] Johnson sitting there probably stressed out. His majority is slim and there is all this fallout. You cannot afford to lose a single vote on [music] your side. When the margins are that thin, you just cannot hide. The civil war inside the GOP is playing out loud. Every single here [music] and now is turning into a trial where somebody drops a bomb and everybody reacts. And the cameras catch it all and the internet tracks.
6:00>> Nancy Mace walked [music] in that hearing with the receipts. Laid everything out on the table piece by piece. Cory [music] Mills sitting somewhere probably not feeling great when your own colleague is voting to remove you from the state. This is Washington D.C. and the drama is real.
6:15Republican [music] on Republican, this is a big deal. The Ethics Committee already had the case open wide. Now Mace just added more documents to the inside.
6:25>> She said this institution [music] needs the people to trust. She said integrity in Congress is an absolute must. She said stolen valor is something she takes serious because the stories of our soldiers are not a bonus. You do not [music] get to wear a medal you did not earn. You do not get to tell a story that was not your turn. She filed the expulsion resolution [music] the same day. Putting everything on the table in a formal way.
6:50>> Mills denied the allegations that [music] is his right. The Ethics Committee is where they going to have the fight. But what happened in that hearing is already history. [music] Nancy Mace made sure that now the whole world sees it. The Republican Party fighting in the public eye.
7:05>> [music] >> Everybody watching wondering how and asking why.
7:09When your own colleague start expulsion [music] resolutions, you know THE PARTY GOT SOME SERIOUS INTERNAL COMBUSTION.
7:15>> SO THAT IS THE STORY, [music] STRAIGHT FROM THE HOUSE FLOOR. Nancy Mace with the DOCUMENTS KNOCKING AT THE DOOR. Cory Mills and [music] stolen valor in the Ethics case. Mike Johnson watching everything unfold in his face. The hearing that P Hagerty [music] but the headlines said Mace. She took the whole moment and she shifted the place.
7:34>> [music] >> 700 words to tell you what went down when Nancy Mace dropped the resignation [music] bomb in that town.
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