House Republicans push through with a resolution to get Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., For her accused rhetoric towards Minnesota protesters who even drew a judge’s reprimand in the former murder trial of police officer Derek Chauvin.
Republicans have accused Waters of inciting violence in an already tense environment when she encouraged protesters to “stay on the streets” and “become more confrontational” if Chauvin is found not guilty of George Floyd’s death.
“I would like to see Maxine Waters apologize for the inflammatory comments she has made to incite violence,” said Representative Steve Scalise, R-La., On Tuesday in support of the resolution’s censure. “It’s a powder keg down there. The last thing you want is to make it worse. ‘
GOP leader Kevin McCarthy plans to pass a resolution as soon as Tuesday to formally condemn Wateren. Republicans hope to get enough ordinary Democrats to cross over, but House leadership has backed Waters.
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But Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, on Tuesday fired the “frivolous resolution” against Waters, calling McCarthy for failing to convict other members of his party, including those who sparked uproar at the Capitol on January 6.
Representative Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Addresses the media during an ongoing protest at the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on April 17, 2021.
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“Kevin McCarthy should focus on his own conference because the Republicans in the House are in a mess right now,” said Jeffries, DN.Y .. “Maybe he should take this one slow. If you think Kevin McCarthy has the guts to say anything about someone who supported the violent uprising. ”
Waters traveled to Brooklyn Center, Minnesota over the weekend to show support for protesters who demonstrated against the murder of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old black man shot by a police officer on April 11. Waters stopped to talk to reporters where she said she was looking for a guilty murder sentence against Chauvin.
Asked how protesters should react if Chauvin is found not guilty, Waters said, “We need to stay on the streets. And we need to get more active. We need to become more confrontational. We have to make sure they know we mean business.”
Waters’ rhetoric prompted Chauvin’s attorney on Monday to request a void lawsuit.
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Minnesota judge Peter Cahill rejected the request, but condemned Waters’ comments from the bank as “disrespectful to the rule of law.” He said that Waters’s comments – before the jury was separated for deliberations – may have provided an opportunity for Chauvin to appeal and “have the whole trial quashed.”
Waters has since made it clear that she did not encourage violence and accused Republicans of twisting her message for political gain.
“I am non-violent,” she told theGrio in an interview.
“Republicans jump at every word, every line and try to make it fit their message and their reason for denouncing and denying us, in fact calling us violent … every time they see an opportunity to make a Word, so they do it and they send a message to all the white supremacists, the KKK, the Oath Keepers, the [Proud] Guys and all that, what is this time for [Republicans] to collect money [Democrats] backs, ”Waters said to theGrio.
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Her comments about confrontation were nonviolent, Waters said. “I’m talking about the confrontation with the justice system, the confrontation with the police that is going on, I’m talking about my vote. I’m talking about legislation. keep budgets under control and pass legislation. “
While some Democrats grumble privately about Waters’s comments, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was behind the chair of the Financial Services Committee.
Pelosi, D-Calif., Told pool reporters Monday that Waters does not need to apologize and that her words do not provoke violence: “Absolutely not,” Pelosi said.
“Maxine spoke of confrontation in the way of the civil rights movement,” Pelosi said in defense of her fellow California Democrat. ‘I think we should take charge of the George Floyd family. They have handled this with great dignity, and without ambiguity or lack of … misinterpretation by the other side. No, I don’t think she should apologize. ‘
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi watches as Rep. Maxine Waters speaks at a press conference criticizing then-President Trump’s Wall Street policy on Capitol Hill on Feb. 6, 2017 (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Has already filed a resolution to expel Waters from Congress.
The House targeted Greene earlier this year, removing her from her committee duties because of her previous social media posts promoting conspiracy theories and violence against Democratic politicians.
Greene said Waters has a long history of inciting violence dating back to the Rodney King riots in 1992 and that it is time to remove her from Congress.
Democrat Maxine Waters stood on the streets of Minnesota breaking curfews and sparking riots that led to gunshots at National Guardsmen, Greene said.
A Republican who has joined Democrats to remove Greene from her committees said she’s also in favor of disapproving Waters.
“Maxine Waters has a long history of instigating unrest and supporting dictators who use force to get what they want,” said Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., In a statement obtained by Fox News. “She was friends with the murderous tyrant, Fidel Castro, and this is a direct page from Fidel’s playbook! I always hold people accountable regardless of their political party, I’ve already proven it within my own party. Maxine Waters must be. held accountable for her words and actions. Just because she’s in the party of power doesn’t mean she can get away with it! “
However, Democrats are quick to point to controversies within the Republican Party, including Greene’s rhetoric and the federal inquiry into Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Regarding Human Trafficking. Recently, those two members were also reportedly interested in starting an “America First” caucus in the House of Representatives.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021.
(AP Photo / Susan Walsh)
A draft document outlining the goals of the caucus includes a ‘respect for unique Anglo-Saxon political traditions“and to promote buildings of” architectural, technical and aesthetic value appropriate to the progeny of European architecture “.
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“I’m shocked that the House Republicans were apparently planning to form a Jim Crow, KKK-style caucus,” Jeffries said Tuesday. “That should shock every American’s conscience.”
However, Scalise on Tuesday expressed confidence that Greene and her allies have withdrawn from forming the caucus.
‘There is no caucus they have formed … I think what Marjorie said a staff member wrote that [caucus platform document]”She said she wasn’t pursuing that,” Scalise said.
“There is no member of Congress who said they are setting up such a caucus.”
Scalise, who survived a politically motivated shooting in 2017 during a baseball practice at Congress, swept any comparisons to Waters’ comments Saturday back to Rep. Mo Brooks or former President Trump ahead of January’s violent assault on the Capitol. 6.
“President Trump used the words peacefully,” said Scalise. ‘… I haven’t heard Maxine say anything about peaceful protest. She’s talking about violence. ‘
“She tried to incite violence, and in fact there is violence in Minnesota right now because of her actions,” Scalise added. “This isn’t the first time she’s made such inflammatory remarks.”
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Scalise said Pelosi Waters “covered up” and it’s time for Democrats to shout heated rhetoric on their side of the aisle.
“I haven’t heard any Democrats speak out against what Maxine has said, and it’s time the Democrats speak out when they see it on both sides,” Scalise said. “They just want to speak out on one side of the aisle, not both, and that hypocrisy, I think, is starting to come through.”