March 19, 2024

FACT CHECK: No, Maxine Waters Did Not Introduce A Bill To Rename Memorial Day ‘George Floyd Day’

A post shared on Facebook claims Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters introduced a bill to change Memorial Day to “George Floyd Day.” Verdict: False There is no record of Waters introducing legislation to rename Memorial Day to “George Floyd Day.” Fact Check: A jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in April of second-degree…

Steve Scalise Wants Accountability For Maxine Waters: ‘I Was Shot Because Of This Kind Of Dangerous Rhetoric’

Republican Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise criticized Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters, accusing his colleague of using the kind of “dangerous rhetoric” that got him shot. “Let’s be clear: Maxine Waters knew her rhetoric would incite violence in Minneapolis—but she doesn’t care, she just requests police escorts for herself,” Scalise tweeted Monday. (RELATED: ‘Get More Active’:…

Maxine Waters: I Have Never Glorified or Encouraged Violence Against Republicans

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Sunday on MSNBC’s “Velshi” denied she glorified or encouraged violence against Republicans. In a video clip, waters said, “Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up, and if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you…

Maxine Waters: I Have Never Glorified or Encouraged Violence Against Republicans

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Sunday on MSNBC’s “Velshi” denied she glorified or encouraged violence against Republicans. In a video clip, waters said, “Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up, and if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you […]

Maxine Waters: ‘We Should Send a Message Across the World’ by Investigating ‘Criminal’ Trump

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Monday on MSNBC that the Democrats “should send a message across the world” by investigating President Donald Trump. According to Waters, what he has “done in the four years that he has served as president” should be the goal of such an investigation. Waters said, “Well, I certainly would support…

Maxine Waters: Trump Will ‘Take over Legislatures, Little Towns and Cities’ If Not Convicted for Insurrection

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) warned on MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” that former President Donald Trump would attempt “to take over legislatures, little towns and cities.” Therefore, she said he must be convicted in his impeachment trial to “take away his power.” Waters said, “I do believe he sent all of these domestic…

GOP Challenger Calls for Rep. Maxine Waters to Be Arrested for Threatening to ‘Take Trump Out’

YouTube screenshot of Maxine Waters promising to “take Trump out.” Omar Navarro, a Republican running to replace Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) in the 2018 midterm elections, on Sunday publicly called for the congresswoman’s arrest following her threat to “take Trump out tonight.” Waters issued the threat on October 13, but it was under-reported at the […]

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