Posted on 06/10/2025 2:35:36 AM PDT by Libloather
A top Homeland Security official lambasted Rep. Maxine Waters for "lies" about the peacefulness of the riots and her efforts to force entry into a detention center to meet a detained union leader.
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital on Monday that access to the Los Angeles detention facility was "temporarily restricted" to ensure the safety of both detainees and uniformed personnel – when Waters hurried toward a group of guardsmen entering a plywood-protected door to the building over the weekend.
The 86-year-old, 18-term Democrat approached the guardsmen saying, "Hello, hello, hello — I’m Congresswoman Waters," but the last one bluntly told her to talk to "public affairs" and slammed the door.
"As a result, Congresswoman Maxine Waters was denied entry," McLaughlin said of that exchange.
"The safety and security of DHS personnel, ICE agents, and those in our custody remain our top priority."
Going on to reference when Waters, D-Calif., hollered at assembled armed guardsmen on the street and asked if they planned to shoot her, McLaughlin said the lawmaker’s efforts could be better used elsewhere.
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) said the longtime House lawmaker’s 2020 campaign committee, Citizens for Waters, ran afoul of several campaign finance laws in a tranche of documents released Friday.
The FEC accused Citizens for Waters of “failing to accurately report receipts and disbursements in calendar year 2020,” “knowingly accepting excessive contributions” and “making prohibited cash disbursements,” according to one document that appears to be a legally binding agreement that allows both parties to avoid going to court....
So you’re telling Me that she’s never done anything wrong/Illegal in 18 terms in... see My FRTagline.
If she wants to enter jail, we could help her ....
By ARRESTING her!!
Then she'll be in jail...
She must have taken lessons from Al Sharpton.
It’s a crying shame that Maxine wants to enter a jail and we can’t accommodate her.
If I had been one of those guardsmen, I would have been so tempted… so tempted. If anyone deserves to be shot…
Oh I’m sure she’s a two bit monster... I was referring to this situation where she’s just being tacky and creepy. She knows where the lines are and is careful which doesn’t change what we feel she’s capable of...
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