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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMaxine Waters says she's faced increased threats, cancels attending 2 events
Maxine Waters says she's faced increased threats, cancels attending 2 events
(CNN)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 are investigating in which individuals threatened to shoot, lynch, or cause me serious bodily harm."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/28/politics/maxine-waters-threatened/index.html
(CNN)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 are investigating in which individuals threatened to shoot, lynch, or cause me serious bodily harm."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/28/politics/maxine-waters-threatened/index.html
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Maxine Waters says she's faced increased threats, cancels attending 2 events (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Jun 2018
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I am waiting for news that Rep. Waters is getting Secret Service protection....
alwaysinasnit
Jun 2018
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alwaysinasnit
(5,085 posts)1. I am waiting for news that Rep. Waters is getting Secret Service protection....
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)4. I'd gladly pay it for her.
SHS...ah, no.
alwaysinasnit
(5,085 posts)10. Thanks for making me smile.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)2. Should anyone be surprised?
Cha
(298,139 posts)3. #I stand with Maxine! Get her some SS protection.
spanone
(135,958 posts)5. trump has poisoned this nation.
tandem5
(2,072 posts)6. So it's basically, "How dare you be uncivil to me I'm going to kill you!"? Yeah...
that sounds about right. We've been overthinking this whole thing. We can thwart Trump supporters with a simple riddle or a finger trap.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)7. This is Sean Hannity's fault.
I think it's about time that he gets the equal treatment. I hate him with a passion! How dare he call her out like that!
Can't even say what I wish his fate to be.
oasis
(49,501 posts)8. Maxine will keep on doing her thing. Threats will never shut her up.
Regroup and return.
Hekate
(91,055 posts)9. Stay safe, Congresswoman. The country needs you. nt