A refrain from Republicans has rep. Maxine Waters blew up Sunday because angry protesters said they should “stay on the streets” and “become more confrontational” during the seven nights of unrest in Minnesota, saying the California Democrat’s fiery comments could incite violence in a state . already on point.
Waters stood with protesters in downtown Brooklyn early Sunday morning – an evening bell set by police – to urge them to make their voices heard after Daunte Wright’s fatal police shooting and before the final arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, former police officer for the death of George Floyd.
“We must stay in the streets, and we must demand justice,” she urged the crowd, who had earlier sung: “No good police in a racist system!” “F – K your evening clock!” and “No justice, no peace!”
“We are seeking a conviction” in the Chauvin case, Waters said. “And if we do not do that, we can not leave, we need to become more confrontational.”
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Waters’ remarks are a reflection of the Democratic Party’s general agenda.
“Democrats encourage unrest and violence. They want to tear us apart. “We need to stay on the streets,” Waters said, adding that protesters should “be more confrontational” and ignore the curfew, “Cruz said on Twitter.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) Asked why Waters traveled from California to Minnesota.
‘Why is Maxine Waters trying to stir up another state? What can come out of this? she asked in a Twitter post.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) Slammed Waters – who encouraged her supporters in 2018 to harass members of then-President Donald Trump’s cabinet – arguing that she was only reacting on the Democratic basis.
“The Radical Left does not care if your towns are on fire, if there is violence in your streets, or if the police are too few to defend their communities,” Biggs said on Twitter. “As long as the left is appeasing their anti-America base, their work is done.”
Waters, 82, said during an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday that she was going to Minnesota “like Aunty Maxine” to show support for the protesters and to let them know “they can trust me to be with them at this terrible time. to be of our lives. ”
“They see their friends being killed. Minneapolis is an excellent example of what is wrong with the criminal justice system, what is wrong with policing. “Those of us who hold important positions must therefore stand up,” she said.
“We have to support them. We need to speak out. We must call for justice, ‘she continued.
Wright, 20, was fatally shot during a traffic stop on April 11 by Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center official, who claimed to have mistaken her service pistol as a Taser.
Potter resigned and was charged with manslaughter.