Democrats block Republican bid to censure Maxine Waters over Chauvin remarks
Congresswoman defiant as Republicans condemn her comments in support of protesters
Alexandra Villarreal and Joan E Greve
Tue 20 Apr 2021 20.48 EDT
Maxine Waters remained defiant as Democrats successfully blocked a long-shot attempt by Republicans to censure and expel the veteran congresswoman over comments on the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, which the judge said could provide grounds for appeal.
“I am not worried that they’re going to continue to distort what I say,” Waters, 82, told the Grio. “This is who they are and this is how they act. And I’m not going to be bullied by them.”
Republicans had unleashed fiery criticism against Waters after the California Democrat pledged on Saturday that protesters would become “more confrontational” if Chauvin were acquitted.
House Democrats on Tuesday voted down a resolution from the Republican minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, to censure Waters over her comments, just hours before Chauvin was convicted of George Floyd’s murder.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/20/maxine-waters-republicans-derek-chauvin-remarks
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