Tag: Maxine Waters

Rep. Waters: Chauvin Trial Judge ‘Way Off Track’ With Appeal Comment

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) says the judge overseeing the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was “way off track” in saying that remarks the congresswoman made to demonstrators before jurors reached their verdict could help the defense win an appeal. “I’ve talked with a lot of legal scholars and lawyers. He was way…


An American Repudiation of Tlaib and Waters

Commentary House Democrats have produced two radical demagogues whose policies would endanger the lives of innocent Americans, lead to the breakdown of society, and undermine the U.S. Constitution. Specifically, Reps. Maxine Waters and Rashida Tlaib have recently acted in ways that reflect unfavorably on the House of Representatives and betray their oaths to uphold and…


Pelosi Is Wrong for Not Holding Maxine Waters Accountable: Liz Cheney

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is wrong for not holding Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) accountable for her comments about the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of all three charges in the death of George Floyd on Tuesday afternoon. “I’ve been really clear that no elected…


House Votes Down Resolution Condemning Maxine Waters’s Remarks on Chauvin Trial

The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted down a resolution that would have censured Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). The party-line vote saw 216 Democrats reject the resolution and 210 Republicans back it. Two members from each party did not vote. Waters traveled to a Minneapolis suburb over the weekend and urged demonstrators to be “more…


Dershowitz: Maxine Waters’ Tactics Similar to Those Used by Ku Klux Klan

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) was clearly trying to influence the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial when she traveled to Minnesota and said Chauvin should be found guilty, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz charged on Tuesday. “Her message was clearly intended to get to the jury—‘If you will acquit or if you find the charge less…


Pelosi Says Waters Shouldn’t Apologize for Comments on George Floyd Trial

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Monday that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) doesn’t have to apologize for comments calling on protesters to “get more confrontational” over the weekend and sought to defend her colleague. “No, she doesn’t,” Pelosi said in response to a reporter’s question on whether Waters should apologize for making the remarks. “Maxine talked…


Pelosi Says Waters Shouldn’t Apologize for Comments on Chauvin Trial

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) doesn’t have to apologize for comments calling on protesters to “get more confrontational” over the weekend if a former Minneapolis police officer is acquitted in the death of George Floyd and sought to defend her colleague. “No, she doesn’t,” Pelosi said on April 19, in response…


McCarthy Announces Resolution to Censure Waters Over ‘Dangerous’ Comments

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Monday that he will introduce a resolution to censure Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) over comments he says “incited violence.” “This weekend in Minnesota, Maxine Waters broke the law by violating curfew and then incited violence. Speaker Pelosi is ignoring Waters’ behavior—that’s why I am introducing a resolution to…


Psaki Declines to Comment on Maxine Waters ‘Confrontational’ Remarks Ahead of George Floyd Verdict

When asked if President Joe Biden agrees with the recent controversial remarks of Rep. Maxie Waters (D-Calif.) about the George Floyd case, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki dodged commenting on Waters while saying it is “the most American thing” to protest against injustice in a press conference on Monday. “[President Biden] has been very…


Psaki Declines to Comment on Maxine Waters’s ‘Confrontational’ Remarks Ahead of George Floyd Verdict

When asked if President Joe Biden agrees with the recent controversial remarks made by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) about the Derek Chauvin case, White House press secretary Jen Psaki dodged commenting, while saying it is “the most American thing” to protest against injustice. Biden “has been very clear that he recognizes the issue of police…