A disputed handshake is at the center of a Tuesday incident involving Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) that resulted in an Illinois man’s arrest, according to a police report and a witness who spoke to The Hill.

Mace, who has made headlines in recent weeks for advocating against transgender women being able to use Capitol facilities that match their gender identity, said on X that she was “physically accosted” by a “pro-tr*ns man.” Capitol Police confirmed that 33-year-old James McIntyre of Illinois was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the incident, which took place at a foster care youth advocacy event.

But witness Elliott Hinkle, a transgender person who also has experience in foster care, disputed Mace’s characterization of the interaction.

Mace, who is one of six co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, spoke at the event in Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday. The Illinois chapter of the National Association of Social Workers named McIntyre a “Public Citizen of the Year” in 2019 for his foster care youth advocacy, The Imprint first reported.

“As she went to leave the room, James met her by the door where people could see her and him to say, ‘trans youth are in foster care and they need your........

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