A Republican choir on Sunday criticized Rep. Maxine Waters for telling angry protesters to “stay on the streets” and “get more confronted” during the night of seven years of riots in Minnesota, saying the Democratic Democrat’s ardent comments California could incite violence in a state already on the brink.
Waters sided with protesters at Brooklyn Center in the early hours of Sunday morning – breaking a curfew set by police – to encourage them to make their voices heard after Daunte Wright’s deadly shooting by the police. police and before the closing arguments in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd.
“We have to stay on the street and we have to demand justice,” urged the crowd, who used to sing, “There are no good cops in a racist system!” “F – K your curfew!” and “No justice, no peace!”
“We are looking for a guilty verdict” in the Chauvin case, Waters said. “And if we don’t, we can’t leave. We have to be more confrontational.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Waters’ statements are a reflection of the Democratic Party’s overall agenda.
“Democrats are actively promoting riots and violence. They want to tear us apart. “We need to stay on the street,” Waters said, adding that protesters needed to “be more confrontational” and that they should ignore the established curfew, ”Cruz said on Twitter.
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) He wondered why Waters was traveling from California to Minnesota.
“Why does Maxine Waters travel to a different state trying to incite a riot? What can you get out of it? ”He asked in a post on Twitter.
Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) He clashed with Waters, who in 2018 encouraged his supporters to harass members of the cabinet of then-President Donald Trump, arguing that he only reacts to the democratic base.
“The radical left doesn’t care if your cities are burning, if there is violence on your streets, or if the police are too wasteful to defend their communities,” Biggs said on Twitter. “As long as the left appeases its anti-American base, its work is over.”
During an appearance on MSNBC Sunday, Waters, 82, said he went to Minnesota “as Aunt Maxine” to show support for the protesters and let them know “they can count on me to be with them in this terrible time of our lifes “.
“They see how their comrades are being killed. Minneapolis is a great example of what happens to the criminal justice system, of what happens to the police. And, therefore, those of us who hold important positions must stand up, ”he said.
“We must support them. We have to talk. We must demand justice, “he continued.
Wright, 20, was fatally shot during a traffic stop on April 11 by former Brooklyn Center official Kim Potter, who claims she mistaken her service gun for a Taser.
Potter resigned and has been charged with murder.