We've already dubbed Rep. Maxine Waters "The Hero We Need," and as each day goes by, she further proves exactly why she deserves that title. 

During the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation civil rights town hall in Washington, D.C. this week, Waters dropped the most effortless shade for Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Ben Carson. 


"Look at Ben Carson. My God. My grandmother would call him an educated fool," Waters said. 

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"Here's a man who has a reputation of being a highly competent surgeon, but when he talks about poor people, he says they're the cause of their poverty. He doesn't understand why you didn't do what he did and why you didn't make it like he made it. And he doesn't know the difference between slavery and immigration," Waters continued.

The knockouts just keep coming! Carson is set to testify before the House Committee on Financial Services in the upcoming weeks. Waters is on that committee. And she's letting him know now that he better come prepared.

"He's coming before my committee. If you think I took [Steven] Mnuchin on, you watch what I'm going to do to Ben Carson," said Waters, referencing her now famous "reclaiming my time" moment.

It's official. Auntie Maxine is the epitome of classy shade. 

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