Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) crossed state lines to stand with protesters in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on Saturday evening, urging demonstrators to “stay on the street” and “fight for justice” if former police officer Derek Chauvin is acquitted in his trial, as previously reported by Swamp Drain.
Waters also told protesters she was “looking for a guilty verdict” for Chauvin, adding, in part, “We’ve got to stay on the street and we’ve got to get more active, we’ve got to get more confrontational. We’ve got to make sure that they know that we mean business”.
Hours after Rep. Maxine Waters made the controversial remarks, the Minnesota National Guard reported in a statement Sunday morning on Twitter: “A @MNNationalGuard and @MinneapolisPD neighborhood security team was fired upon early Sunday morning in a drive-by shooting near Penn Avenue and Broadway in Minneapolis.”
“The shooting occurred on or about 4:19 a.m., as a light-colored SUV fired several shots at an @MinnesotaOSN security team providing neighborhood security. No team members were seriously injured. Two @MNNationalGuard members did sustain minor injuries from the incident. One Guardsman sustained an injury from shattered glass requiring additional care and was taken to a local hospital to receive treatment. The other Guardsman received only superficial injuries,” the statement read.
“I am relieved to know none of our Guardsmen were seriously injured,” said Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke, the Adjutant General of the @MNNationalGuard. “This event highlights the volatility and tension in our communities right now. I ask for peace as we work through this difficult time.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Sunday reacted to Waters’ visit to Minnesota, announcing that she will be “introducing a resolution to expel Rep. Maxine Waters from Congress for her continual incitement of violence on innocent American people.” Continued Below
In a statement on Sunday, Rep. Greene tweeted, “Very soon I’ll be introducing a resolution to expel [Rep. Maxine Waters] from Congress for her continual incitement of violence on innocent American people. Rep Waters is a danger to our society.”
“After traveling across state lines to incite riots, her orders recorded on video last night at the Brooklyn Center, directly led to more violence and a drive by shooting on National Guardsmen in Minnesota early this morning,” she wrote.
“As a sitting United States Congresswoman [Maxine Waters] threatened a jury demanding a guilty verdict and threatened violence if Chauvin is found not guilty. This is also an abuse of power. #ExpelMaxineWaters”, the Georgia congresswoman expressed. Video Below
Rep. Maxine Waters’ remarks, in part:
Maxine Waters is marching in Brooklyn Center tonight and told people to take to the streets if Chauvin is acquitted pic.twitter.com/RemfvCCLAn
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) April 18, 2021
Rep. Greene also said after the shooting: “Rep. Maxine Waters told BLM terrorists to ‘stay on the streets’ and ‘get more confrontational’. BLM terrorists took her orders and took action. She should be expelled from Congress.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s statement:
.@RepMaxineWaters told BLM terrorists to "stay on the streets" and "get more confrontational."
BLM terrorists took her orders and took action.
She should be expelled from Congress. https://t.co/vJF9etntnk
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) April 18, 2021
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Very soon I'll be introducing a resolution to expel @RepMaxineWaters from Congress for her continual incitement of violence on innocent American people.
Rep Waters is a danger to our society.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) April 18, 2021
As a sitting United States Congresswoman @MaxineWaters threatened a jury demanding a guilty verdict and threatened violence if Chauvin is found not guilty. This is also an abuse of power.#ExpelMaxineWaters
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) April 18, 2021
Rep. Maxine Waters’ full remarks:
