Republicans have rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, convicted for telling protesters in Minnesota to “get more confrontational” if Derek Chauvin is not convicted of murdering George Floyd.
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has become a hotbed of protests following the deadly police shooting of Daunte Wright. Waters was there Saturday night.
MAXINE WATERS URGES MINNESOTA ANTI-POLICE CROWD TO ‘STAY ON THE STREET’ IF CHAUVIN IS OBTAINED IN FLOYD
Asked about the murder trial in Chauvin in nearby Minneapolis, Waters told reporters if the former police officer is not convicted of the Floyd murder: ‘We need to stay on the streets and we need to be more active, we need to become more confrontational. We need to make sure they know what our business means. ‘
Waters said she is ‘hopeful’ that Chauvin will be convicted of murder, but if he does not, we can not leave. ‘
Community members protest after the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn., On April 15, 2021. Credit: Jasper Colt-TODAY
Republicans pushed back quickly.
“Telling rioters who burned buildings, looted shops and assaulted journalists to become ‘more confrontational’ is incredibly irresponsible. Every House Democrat should condemn Maxine Waters’ call for violence,” said Mike Berg, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, told Fox News.
“Why is Maxine Waters trying to stir up another state? What can benefit from this?” Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Wrote on Twitter.
“The Radical Left does not care if your towns are on fire, if there is violence in your streets, or if the police are paid too little to defend their communities. As long as the left reconciles their anti-America base, they are work completed, “Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Wrote further Twitter.
‘Why does a sitting member of Congress encourage protesters to become’ confrontational ‘? “, Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., Wrote Twitter.
Waters said she plans to stay in Minnesota until Monday when closing arguments are expected at the Chauvin trial, New York Times reporter Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs said. report.
“The way to gain control is not to allow them to win,” Waters said of political opponents in comments aired on FOX 9 in Minneapolis. “You have to register and you have to vote and you have to take power.”
She told MSNBC that she was in Minnesota to be ‘Aunt Maxine’ and support young people of color.
“We need to support our young people who are struggling and trying to make this justice system work for everyone. They see their peers being killed. Minneapolis is an excellent example of what is wrong with the criminal justice system, what is wrong with policing,” he said. she told MSNBC on Sunday. “As Aunt Maxine, I wanted to be there to show them, not only do I love and support them, but they can also count on me to be with them at this terrible time in our entire lives.”
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Waters has a history of remarks and passionate remarks.
In 2018, she called on her supporters to ‘create a crowd’ and ‘to push back’ on members of the Trump administration in public.
“Let’s make sure we show up wherever we need to show up. And when you see someone from the cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gas station, you come out and create a crowd,” Waters said. . “And you push them back. And you tell them they’re not welcome anywhere anymore.”
Fox News’ Brie Stimson and Ronn Blitzer contributed to this report.