Watch! Maxine Waters Cries Foul Over Public Criticism – But Remember What She Said in 2018?
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Jimmy Parker
April 13, 2024
In a recent revelation that smacks of hypocrisy, Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters has voiced complaints about being confronted in public over her political positions. This grievance is highly ironic, given her fiery 2018 encouragement for her supporters to harass Trump administration officials in public spaces.
Waters, during a rally, famously incited her audience with calls to action: “If you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.” These words not only sowed division but openly supported public harassment based on political affiliation—a stark contrast to the values of tolerance and understanding she purportedly champions.

Fast forward to today, and Waters tells a different story. Recently, she expressed dismay at being approached by individuals who, while not saying anything racist at all, disagreed with her political stances. She framed these encounters as racially charged anyway, insinuating that her critics would hesitate if she were not black. This narrative conveniently overlooks the fact that her critics, as she admitted, did not actually invoke race in their criticism. Instead, they expressed dissatisfaction with her political work—an essential and accepted part of democratic discourse.
Waters’ response to these incidents is a clear exhibition of double standards. While she once endorsed confrontational tactics against political opponents, she now labels similar behavior towards herself as unacceptable and racially motivated, despite the lack of racial content in the actual exchanges.