Rep. Maxine Waters: We are not playing. We're stopping Trump.

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Friday, January 27th, 2017

Rep. Maxine Waters: ‘We are not playing. We’re stopping Trump.’
By Katie Paris | January 26, 2017



Before Donald Trump’s inauguration, Rep. Maxine Waters passionately argued for further investigation of Trump’s possible collusion with Russia. Now the House Intelligence Committee has announced that it will investigate ties between Russia and associates of Trump’s campaign.

In an interview with The Root (an online news site that provides news commentary from a variety of Black perspectives), Rep. Waters makes the case for unrelenting resistance:

“My feet are firmly planted on the ground and dealing with the reality of things and what’s happening and what’s going on,” she tells The Root. “It has not been difficult; I just know that we are now going to have a new president. I don’t care for him, I don’t trust him, and I know what I’ve got to do.”
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“I don’t have any intentions of pretending that we can get along with him,” Waters says of Trump. “He has defined himself. We know who he is, we know what he cares about, and I don’t know why any of us would try and make ourselves believe that he is anything other than what he has shown us to be.”
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“We’re going to have to resist; we’re going to have to march and protest and rally and never let up,” she says. “We are going to have to demand that those elected officials who say that they are opposed to him show up and say it, and make sure that they understand that we are not playing, and know that we’re about the business of stopping Trump.”

The full write-up includes a rundown of Rep. Water’s notorious history of fighting and never backing down, so go read the whole thing here:

http://www.theroot.com/your-ultimate-auntie-rep-maxine-waters-takes-knuck-if-1791590115

[rurallib]

1. I would sure like to think the rest of the Dems in congress felt that way

but as usual I don't

[Vinca]

2. Well, that's one Democrat with a potential spine.

[nini]

8. She's from the 'hood

She's not afraid of bullies and frauds.

Not to mention she is my rep

[uponit7771]

12. +1

[workinclasszero]

14. The whole party from top to bottom better get Maxine Waters spine quick!

Maxine Waters you rock!

[Cha]

3. Good on Maxine and Kristen.

[heaven05]

4. all I can do

is resist the fascists at EVERY turn and hope Maxine and other decent elected officials have a viable plan to stop the boy-potus.

[BSdetect]

5. K&R

[bdamomma]

6. good for Rep. Waters

too many things are ripping apart in our country. Before he starts a fucking war we need to get these people out.

I do not have much confidence in our Congress. But keep on calling them and say this has to stop now.

[world wide wally]

7. Plus, he is getting worse in front of our eyes.

You can literally see the power consuming him, his demeanor growing more desperate for respect, and the scowl on his face becoming more ingrained. So troubling.

[Grins]

9. At least SOMEONE is fighting back!

Where are the rest?

[ALBliberal]

10. Waters and Gillibrand! Standing up! eom

[coco22]

11. K&R!

[Achilleaze]

13. Thank you for defending America, Rep. Waters