Happy Birthday to @RepMaxineWaters, who is 82 today! Auntie Maxine, you are a freedom fighter and you have always taught us how to fight—-with dignity, grace, ferocity, exactness and an unrelenting quest for justice. YOU are responsible for setting the tone on 45! Thank YOU! ❤️
This was the moment when Auntie Maxine completely and totally rejected 45 and all lies and excuses around Russian interference that undermined democracy. She was still considered a little “too radical” then. She stayed the course and NEVER wavered that 45 was deadly incompetent.
For elders and “yelders” (young elders), @RepMaxineWaters has always been a fierce advocate; but the younger generation named her “Auntie Maxine” because she “threw shade” at 45 and completely rejected his Presidency. In this interview, she delighted in her new title and why. 💪🏾
On August 1, 2017, when Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tried to waste her time, during a hearing in which she asked why her letter received no response, she repeatedly used her gavel to reclaim it, to get to the truth about the matter. It went viral. But this was not a joke.
It was not the first time that @RepMaxineWaters “shut it down.” She simply is not here for it and will throw her own bureaucratic shade in a heartbeat. She knows the rules and wields them like a Samurai sword. We have no choice but to stan #AuntieMaxine! 😍
Although @RepMaxineWaters was the leader in being *uncompromising* relative to the disqualification of 45 to be President, it took some time for political will to bend to her and others’ demand for the impeachment of Donald J. Trump, but she pressed forward! 👊🏾💪🏾👏🏾❤️
Here is @RepMaxineWaters encouraging attendees of the @essencefest, produced by @Essence, to work hard raising their voices to impeach 45, back in June 2017! She was serious. This was not a joke nor for virality. It was about the vitality of the country.
On December 20, 2019, @RepMaxineWaters gave a stunning, historic speech on why Donald J. Trump needed to be impeached as the 45th President of the United States. She was the FIRST person to officially call for his impeachment. The time had come. Read it: waters.house.gov/media-center/p…
So, 45 remains an Impeached President, in spite of the fact that Republicans refused to remove him from office. By at least January, he received news about the #Coronavirus, which he callously calls the #ChinaVirus, and now over 100,000 Americans have died. She tried to tell you.
This is an extremely small representation of all that @RepMaxineWaters has done for us. And if you want to honor her and give her a real birthday gift (as well as yourself), register to vote, protect your democratic right to vote, fight voter suppression and get 45 OUT of office!
We look forward to the day @RepMaxineWaters meets again for an interview with @JoyAnnReid on @thereidout and more, to exclaim her joy! We have less than 80 days in this Election Period. We are not waiting for Election Day! We can do it! Vote @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris in 2020!!!
And that’s that on that! We Thank You so much, @RepMaxineWaters, and we will continue to support and protect our Auntie Maxine! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️❤️❤️ #AskaSista #BlackPoliticsMatter BECAUSE #BlackLivesMatter! #BidenHarris #Election2020
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