Maxine Waters on troop deployment to LA: Trump a ‘cruel, dishonorable human being’
- Rep. Maxine Waters was blocked by the National Guard from entering the Los Angeles Federal Building during protests against ICE after she attempted to check on SEIU President David Huerta, who was arrested.
- President Donald Trump announced the deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles to 'liberate' the city from a 'Migrant Invasion.'
- Waters criticized Trump, calling him a 'cruel, dishonorable human being,' and expressed concerns about the National Guard's presence during the protests.
- She pleaded with the National Guard not to use their weapons against peaceful demonstrators, insisting they deserve 'dignity and due process under the law.
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‘If You Shoot Me, You Better Shoot Straight’: Maxine Waters Taunts National Guard in L.A.
As Los Angeles rioters engaged in violence against law enforcement, while others blocked traffic or burned cars, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., focused her attention on taunting the deployed National Guard troops in the city. “What are you all going to do? Are you going to shoot some kids?” Waters, 86, who has represented part of Los Angeles in Congress since 1991, shouted at the troops in a video widely circulated on social media. “Are you goin…
Maxine Waters on troop deployment to LA: Trump a ‘cruel, dishonorable human being’
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) called President Trump a “cruel, dishonorable human being” as she criticized the deployment of National Guard troops in downtown Los Angeles. In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Waters expressed concern that the military-grade weapons carried by members of the National Guard “will end up being used” against protesters. “I don’t…
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