#maxinewalters

Bill Palmer | 3:09 pm EDT October 26, 2018

Donald Trump made a mistake when he tried to pick a fight with Congresswoman Maxine Waters. He’s spent months trying to falsely paint her along the lines of one racist stereotype after another. He’s even gone as far as falsely accusing her of trying to incite violence. As it turns out, Trump supporter Cesar Sayoc made a mistake when he targeted Maxine Waters as well.

Sayoc was arrested today for allegedly sending bombs to more than a dozen prominent Democratic political figures, including the Obamas and the Clintons. One of the names on the list was Maxine Waters, who has been in Congress for decades, but who didn’t become a nationally known figure until the Trump era.

At a press conference this afternoon, FBI Director Christopher Wray announced that Sayoc was identified partly due to a fingerprint he inadvertently left on one of the two bombs he attempted to send to Maxine Waters. The heroes here, of course, are the FBI agents, police officers, postal employees, and others who worked together to catch this guy. But you can’t beat the irony of Sayoc ultimately getting nailed because he included Maxine Waters on his hit list.

Waters, who has been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration, has faced death threats.

Written By Clarissa Hamlin

Black leaders recently urged top congressional Democrats to stand with Congresswoman Maxine Waters and “protect” her after Trump and his administration officials expressed animosity toward her. Democrats chiefs will send a bad message that Black women are not valued if they don’t defend Waters, who has received death threats, nearly 200 African-American women leaders and their allies also said in a letter reported by Politico.

“We write to share our profound indignation and deep disappointment over your recent failure to protect Congresswoman Waters from unwarranted attacks from the Trump Administration and others in the GOP,” the letter stated. “Disparaging or failing to support Congresswoman Waters is an affront to her and Black women across the country and telegraphs a message that the Democratic Party can ill afford: that it does not respect Black women’s leadership and political power and discounts the impact of Black women and millennial voters.”

Waters has been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration, addressing recent protests against officials like White House press secretary Sarah Sanders in public places. Trump blasted Waters in several speeches and tweets last week as well as accused her of urging “harm” to his supporters — a claim in which the Congresswoman said had no merit.

“I believe in peaceful, very peaceful protests,” Waters said to reporters last week, CNN reported.”I have not called for the harm of anybody. This President has lied again when he’s saying that I’ve called for harm.”