Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., On Friday, Trending found on social media after Huisminheid leader Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y., promised Democrats would fight against President Donald Trump‘s agenda’ on the street ‘.
The democratic leader made the controversial comments when asked about democratic New York City The lack of pushback by Mayor Eric Adams against Trump, and whether it made him a “good fit” to lead the Big Apple.
“At the moment we continue to concentrate on the need to look for everyday New Yorkers and everyday Americans who are attacked by an extreme Maga Republican agenda trying to reduce taxes for billionaires, donors and rich companies and then New Yorkers and Workers’ class remain Americans throughout the country with the bill, “said Jeffries.
“That is not acceptable. We are going to fight the legal. We are going to fight for the courts. We are going to fight against it on the street.”
Hakeem Jeffries Promise Democrats will be Trump agenda on the street ‘Fighting’ ‘on the street’
Huisminderheid leader Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y., and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. (Chip Somodevilla / Staff | Bloomberg / employee)
Many went to social media to explain that Jeffries had a ‘Maxine Waters -moment’.
Waters came under fire famous in 2018 when she encouraged her supporters to fight back against the Trump government in the midst of recoil about the immigration policy of the White House “Zero-Tolerance”.
“Let’s make sure we show up when we have to show up. And if you see someone out of that cupboard in a restaurant, in a department store, in a gas station, get out and make a crowd and push you back and tell you They that they are no longer welcome, everywhere, “Waters said supporters during a protest in Los Angeles.
Many saw similarities with the rhetoric of Jeffries:
“Hakeem Jeffries pulls a maxine waters. He will hurt and/or arrested say words like this! He calls for people to fight on the street,” one User wrote.
Another added“This has to stop! Democrats try to lure violence. There must be responsibility! They did the same during the last presidency of Trump. Maxine Waters! Get them in restaurants!
Maxine Waters pushes supporters to fight
Housem leader Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y., Democrats promised against President Donald Trump’s agenda ‘on the street’. (Getty Images)
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Many others went that social media With strong opinions about the rhetoric of Jeffries:
A senior White house Fox News officially said: “Hakeem Jeffries must apologize for this shameful call for violence.”
Jeffries spokesman Christie Stephenson told Fox News Digital: “The idea that leader Jeffries supports violence is laughing. Republicans are the party who are compensating for violent criminals who are attacking police officers. Democrats are the party of John Lewis and the right to fight the government peaciously . “
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Elizabeth Elkind of Fox News Digital has contributed to this report.
