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Make threats see where it gets you.
grumpygy
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quote:Rep. Maxine Waters said Thursday she's seen an increase in threats since she made controversial comments last week encouraging protesters to heckle and harass members of Trump's Cabinet in public spaces.
The California Democrat canceled two scheduled appearances in Alabama and Texas this weekend after saying she got threatening messages and "hostile mail" at her office, including "one very serious death threat" on Monday from an individual in Texas.
"As the President has continued to lie and falsely claim that I encouraged people to assault his supporters, while also offering a veiled threat that I should 'be careful', even more individuals are leaving (threatening) messages and sending hostile mail to my office," she said in a statement.
"There was one very serious death threat made against me on Monday from an individual in Texas which is why my planned speaking engagements in Texas and Alabama were cancelled (sic) this weekend," she continued. "This is just one in several very serious threats the United States Capitol Police is investigating in which individuals threatened to shoot, lynch, or cause me serious * harm."
Reached for comment, a spokeswoman for the US Capitol Police said they do not comment on ongoing investigations.
The Democratic congresswoman received widespread criticism from both sides of the aisle after she encouraged people to publicly confront and harass members of Trump's administration in places like restaurants, department stores and gas stations.
Her comments, fueled by frustration over migrant families separated at the border, came at the end of a week when Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was heckled by activists at a restaurant in Washington, DC, and White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant in Virginia.
Trump tweeted earlier this week that Waters called for "harm" to his supporters and railed against her in a rallies in North Dakota and South Carolina.
Waters has forcefully denied that she ever called for violence, saying she's only urging peaceful protests.
"I believe in peaceful, very peaceful protests," she said Monday on Capitol Hill. "I have not called for the harm of anybody. This President has lied again when he's saying that I've called for harm."
Also on Monday, Waters said she receives death threats "all the time." In April, a man pleaded guilty to threatening Waters last year.
"I don't cry about protests," Waters said earlier this week. "People protest me all the time. People come to my district office. That's their right. The only time I have anything to say about protests is when they threaten to kill me, then I turn that in. Otherwise, protests is the American way."
The California Democrat canceled two scheduled appearances in Alabama and Texas this weekend after saying she got threatening messages and "hostile mail" at her office, including "one very serious death threat" on Monday from an individual in Texas.
"As the President has continued to lie and falsely claim that I encouraged people to assault his supporters, while also offering a veiled threat that I should 'be careful', even more individuals are leaving (threatening) messages and sending hostile mail to my office," she said in a statement.
"There was one very serious death threat made against me on Monday from an individual in Texas which is why my planned speaking engagements in Texas and Alabama were cancelled (sic) this weekend," she continued. "This is just one in several very serious threats the United States Capitol Police is investigating in which individuals threatened to shoot, lynch, or cause me serious * harm."
Reached for comment, a spokeswoman for the US Capitol Police said they do not comment on ongoing investigations.
The Democratic congresswoman received widespread criticism from both sides of the aisle after she encouraged people to publicly confront and harass members of Trump's administration in places like restaurants, department stores and gas stations.
Her comments, fueled by frustration over migrant families separated at the border, came at the end of a week when Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was heckled by activists at a restaurant in Washington, DC, and White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant in Virginia.
Trump tweeted earlier this week that Waters called for "harm" to his supporters and railed against her in a rallies in North Dakota and South Carolina.
Waters has forcefully denied that she ever called for violence, saying she's only urging peaceful protests.
"I believe in peaceful, very peaceful protests," she said Monday on Capitol Hill. "I have not called for the harm of anybody. This President has lied again when he's saying that I've called for harm."
Also on Monday, Waters said she receives death threats "all the time." In April, a man pleaded guilty to threatening Waters last year.
"I don't cry about protests," Waters said earlier this week. "People protest me all the time. People come to my district office. That's their right. The only time I have anything to say about protests is when they threaten to kill me, then I turn that in. Otherwise, protests is the American way."
Comments
How can people vote for such a low life scum bag the likes of her ?
Her constituency is a mirror image of herself,....no surprise really.
Couldn't she be charged with inciting hate crime or terrorist crap? Trump should send in Homeland to her pad for a safety check?
No, she didn't direct a specific person to shoot people at a NEWSpaper. Her comments though inappropriate for her position are protected speech.
It would seem this Ramos person had a long standing feud and motivation to make his own attack.
different standards for the exalted witch than in joe average out here...
Consider who she represents....of course it's a different standard
How can people vote for such a low life scum bag the likes of her ?
Because "they" are too.
Same reason killary won all the violent crime dnc poopholes too.
Tit for tat, the people she has asked to harass conservatives have nothing better to do while waiting for the welfare check in the mail.
My Question is why is she going to these places outside of her state.
She is trying to stir up hate and anger against Trumpy.
This is the true face of a fascist.
Just treat her the same way, get in her face everywere
Can't cause this keeps coming to mind and I start laughing.
Just treat her the same way, get in her face everywere
Yes Sir.
Karma is a *.