Waters hvatti til sambærilegra aðgerða í garð annarra meðlima ríkisstjórnar Trumps er hún ávarpaði stuðningsmenn sína á fjöldafundi á laugardag. „Segið þeim að þau séu ekki velkomin neins staðar,“ var m.a. haft eftir Waters á fundinum en tilefnið er stefna ríkisstjórnar Trumps í innflytjendamálum, þar sem fjölskyldur ólöglegra innflytjenda hafa verið aðskildar við komuna yfir suðurlandamæri Bandaríkjanna.
Í viðtali, sem Waters veitti sjónvarpsstöðinni MSNBC eftir fundinn, beindi hún því einnig til Bandaríkjamanna að þeir skyldu „áreita“ embættismenn Trumpstjórnarinnar þangað til að þeir segðu skilið við forsetann.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, an extraordinarily low IQ person, has become, together with Nancy Pelosi, the Face of the Democrat Party. She has just called for harm to supporters, of which there are many, of the Make America Great Again movement. Be careful what you wish for Max!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2018
Throwing Sarah Sanders' family out wasn't enough, the owner then stalked her to harass her at another spot! Does anyone reasonably believe other Democrats won't escalate this further to actual violence? After hearing Waters and Booker one would have to wonder if they even care? https://t.co/dhcAwgXgVk
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 25, 2018
This is absolutely insane - and extremely dangerous. My father in law works in the administration, does this mean when we go out to dinner we should be ambushed?!? Don't ever again give me any of the “when they go low, we go high” lip service. https://t.co/UF1feYT0Pm
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) June 24, 2018
Maxine Waters DID NOT call for violence. This is irresponsible. We can debate the wisdom of her call to heckle and protest Administration officials in public, but let's call it what it is. https://t.co/AlaLKRVpae
— Anthony Michael Kreis (@AnthonyMKreis) June 25, 2018