After White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was denied service at a restaurant and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristjen Nielsen was heckled at a Mexican restaurant, Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) called for more of that same energy. This pissed off President Trump to the point where he took to Twitter to issue a thinly-veiled threat against Waters.
But, Auntie Maxine already told y'all she can't be intimidated!
On Wednesday morning (June 27), the president tried once again to come for Auntie Maxine's wig despite his being in disarray.
Congratulations to Maxine Waters, whose crazy rants have made her, together with Nancy Pelosi, the unhinged FACE of the Democrat Party. Together, they will Make America Weak Again! But have no fear, America is now stronger than ever before, and I’m not going anywhere!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2018
Following the tweet, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) stepped up to show it has Queen Maxine's back. Assembling like Voltron, the CBC released a statement in Waters' defense, ABC News reports.
“In exercising her constitutional right to freedom of speech at a recent rally, Congresswoman Waters did not, as she has made clear, encourage violence, like President Trump has been doing since the election. She, instead, encouraged Americans to exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly by letting President Trump and members of his administration know that separating young immigrant children from their parents is not who we are as a country," said Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA), the CBC's chairman.
Richmond reiterated the hypocrisy in Trump's ire, citing the times the president encouraged violence against his dissenters in the past.
“We cannot forget that President Trump, as a candidate, encouraged his supporters to beat up his detractors at rallies, and, as president, morally equated white supremacists with anti-racist activists and encouraged police officers to beat up suspects. In fact, almost every day President Trump says something that makes this country more dangerous for people who look like Congresswoman Waters and other minorities. Where is the national conversation on civility in these moments?" added Richmond.
