'Get your nose done'
When Rep. Sara Jacobs argued on the House floor that cosmetic procedures are forms of gender-affirming care, Mace shouted 'You are disgusting' from her seat, then followed up on X with a remark telling the Jewish congresswoman to 'get your nose done,' which antisemitism watchdogs condemned as an antisemitic trope.
During a September 10, 2025 House floor debate over gender-affirming care, Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) argued that cosmetic procedures, including "boob jobs," Botox, and filler, are forms of gender-affirming care. Mace, audibly off-mic, shouted "Absolutely ridiculous! ... You are disgusting," according to Mediaite and The Hill. Two days later, Mace posted a response on X that began by invoking her own history as a sexual assault survivor, then closed with a line telling Jacobs, who is Jewish, to "get your nose done." Multiple antisemitism watchdogs and The Forward condemned the remark as invoking a longstanding antisemitic stereotype.
Mace's original floor response (September 10):
I feel sad for you. Stop lashing out against trans kids and pretending it's to 'protect women'. Hope you get the help you need.
Sara Jacobs (@RepSaraJacobs) September 10, 2025
Rep. Sara Jacobs' reply to Mace during the September 10 floor exchange.
Mace's follow-up post (September 12):
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 lifetime.
Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) September 12, 2025
PS, I have a good surgeon if you ever want to get your nose done.
Mace's September 12 post, the "nose done" line that drew widespread condemnation.
Jacobs' response to the nose remark:
"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)."
Rep. Sara Jacobs (@RepSaraJacobs), as quoted by The Forward
The Forward, reporting for JTA, described the remark as invoking a "longstanding antisemitic stereotype" about Jewish noses. Two watchdog groups condemned the post:
The Nexus Project, described by The Forward as "a left-leaning antisemitism watchdog group," wrote on Bluesky that Mace's comments were "antisemitic, schoolyard bullying about their Jewish colleagues' noses generally, and especially in a post about respecting women's bodies."
The Jewish Democratic Council of America stated: "Telling a Jewish woman to get a nose job is antisemitism. Full stop."
(Both characterizations, antisemitic, dog-whistle, are attributed to the named organizations and The Forward; they represent those speakers' views.)
Sources & related coverage
- Mediaite: Nancy Mace Loses It After Colleague Calls Out 'Boob Jobs,' Botox by Colleagues on House Floor: 'Absolutely Ridiculous!'
- The Hill: Mace yells after Jacobs calls out 'boob jobs,' gender-affirming care
- The Forward / JTA: Nancy Mace told Jewish colleague to 'get your nose done.' Antisemitism watchdogs condemned it.