JTA — A Republican member of Congress who has been a vocal opponent of campus antisemitism told a progressive Jewish Democrat on Wednesday she has a surgeon if she ever wants to get her nose done.

Rep. Sara Jacobs and multiple progressive watchdogs denounced Rep. Nancy Mace’s comments as antisemitic.

Mace directed the comment at Jacobs, a California congresswoman, on the social network X, in the midst of a spat over health care for transgender women.

“To @RepSaraJacobs, I talk about women’s safety and your response is commentary about my body on the House floor,” Mace wrote Wednesday. “If you knew anything about survivors you would know some women change their bodies because of the trauma of sexual violence. They live with the consequences for a lifetime.”

She then added, “PS – I have a good surgeon if you ever want to get your nose done.”

Jacobs responded, “I didn’t say anything about your body, but thanks for confirming! And going with the Jewish nose joke…very creative (and also very antisemitic).”

To @RepSaraJacobs, I talk about women’s safety and your response is commentary about my body on the House floor.

If you knew anything about survivors you would know some women change their bodies because of the trauma of sexual violence. They live with the consequences for a…

— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) September 10, 2025

I didn’t say anything about your body but thanks for confirming! And going with the Jewish nose joke…very creative (and also very antisemitic)

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