Earlier than Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, there was Maxine Waters, the longtime Black congresswoman from Los Angeles who has been a thorn within the aspect of Republican presidents relationship again to George H.W. Bush (Bush 41).
By no means afraid to talk her thoughts, Waters stays a devoted critic of the GOP, and he or she’s a fierce opponent of President Trump and his acolytes like Elon Musk.
Naturally, MAGA nation has opposition to the threats of MAGA nation, although Donald Trump’s extra rabid supporters have positioned the 86-year-old St. Louis native excessive on its enemies checklist.
On Monday, Waters appeared on The Breakfast Membership’s State of the Individuals 24-hour marathon to debate why she selected to not attend the president’s speech earlier than Congress.
Inside these remarks she touched on Elon Musk’s position as head of the Division of Authorities Effectivity.
“We don’t know all the things that Elon Musk has executed along with his high-technology ass,” Waters stated. “We don’t know what he’s been accused of by some, as it might relate to the election. However we’re not going to surrender in investigating.”
The clip, shared by the Finish Wokeness account and misquotes Waters within the caption, ends there. It was later reported on by the conservative Washington Examiner, which reported Waters stated she was investigating Musk for interfering with the election, which isn’t fully appropriate.
On Twitter, MAGA influencer Benny Johnson retweeted the clip, additionally incorrectly quoting Waters in his caption: “Elon Musk, along with his high-tech ass might have hacked our final election.”
Once more, that’s a considerably inaccurate characterization of Waters’ feedback.
Naturally, they unleashed MAGA’s fury, with social media customers seizing upon her alleged declare that the 2024 election was stolen by Musk for Trump.
“They’re making an attempt to incite a revolt,” wrote one Trump supporter on X.
“So that you admit it’s hackable… Perhaps all of us agree on voter ID and paper ballots!” added one other.
For the report, there’s no conclusive proof that Musk rigged the election, although there are “some,” as Waters said, who imagine he did.
The Election Reality Alliance (ETA), a self-described nonpartisan, nonprofit group based in December 2024, stated its evaluation in Clark County, Nevada, produced outcomes “in step with vote manipulation.”
SMART Elections, a nonpartisan mission centered on bettering election safety, reported the drop-off votes in key swing states in the course of the 2024 election “appears unusual.”
Waters basically stated extra investigation is required. The rest of her feedback had been largely ignored however simply as provocative.
“ that I wasn’t about to place up with that bullsh-t that he was going to speak about tonight,” she stated about her choice to skip Trump’s speech. “ that I believe he’s essentially the most deplorable, dishonest, no-good man that I’ve ever encountered in my life. He has insulted us, he’s insulted the American folks.”
Waters was simply getting began.
“He’s a sexual predator. He’s all the things completely terrible that you could describe in a human being. I’ve by no means met something like him earlier than,” she stated. “I’ve labored with gang members, the Crips, the Bloods, all people … I’ve by no means encountered anyone like Trump. “
“It’s not good to say, however I instructed you so when he first ran,” she concluded.
Crockett, who additionally appeared on the “Breakfast Membership” YouTube marathon, gave Waters her flowers, saying she tries to observe the veteran congresswoman’s lead.
“She didn’t maintain again,” Crockett stated. “She going to name that motherf***er what he’s. We’re each from the Present-Me State. That is what you’re going to get from St. Louis.”
Crockett stated she attended Trump’s speech so she may flip her again to him “like he turned his again on the American folks.”
