Chuck Schumer: Calling for the harassment of political opponents is "not American"

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58. Here's what Maxine has to say.

Walters told reporters she had never called for violence or harassment of Trump administration officials, rather she asked her supporters to protest "peacefully." She suggested that if people personally believe that kicking a Trump administration official out of a restaurant is their form of peaceful protest, she would stand by it

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Waters also repeatedly denied that her fellow Democrats, including Schumer and Pelosi, were referencing her when they spoke about the need for civility in politics. "They have talked about civility from everybody," she said. "Don't put this on Nancy Pelosi. Don't put this on everybody, put it on Trump.

It was Republicans (and then the media) who characterized Maxine's call to protest as a call to harassment. She explicitly repudiates that notion. Neither Schumer nor Pelosi mentioned Maxine by name in their remarks, and Schumer recommended that people, "Stand up, make your voice heard, explain why you think they're wrong, and why you're right" which echoes Maxine's sentiments and strategy.

This is a "good cop-bad cop" tactic at a level higher than many in the media can be bothered to try to understand.

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