McCarthy Urges Pelosi To Act Against ‘Dangerous Rhetoric’ From Maxine Waters

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to act against what he believes is “dangerous rhetoric” from Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).

“👤Maxine Waters is inciting violence in Minneapolis — just as she has incited it in the past. If Speaker Pelosi doesn’t act against this dangerous rhetoric, I will bring action this week,” McCarthy tweeted on Sunday evening.

Waters attended a protest over the weekend in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. This came a week after the police shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, and amid calls for justice in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with murder and manslaughter for his role in the death of George Floyd.

“I’m going to fight with all of the people who stand for justice,” she said. “We’ve got to get justice in this country and we cannot allow these killings to continue.”

When talking about the Chauvin trial, Waters said, “We’ve got to stay on the street and we’ve got to get more active, we’ve got to get more confrontational. We’ve got to make sure that they know that we mean business.”

She also called on protesters to make their demands clear.