Lying is stupid.
The Quote (Lie:)
"I have not called for impeachment."
-Rep. Maxine Waters
Context:
This video shows Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) lie, saying she has yet to call for President Trump's impeachment, along with previous clips of Waters leading crowds in "Impeach 45" chants, proving she already had.
The Video:
An outspoken critic of President Trump, Rep. Waters is among the first Democrats to call for his impeachment. She began talking about impeaching President Trump two weeks before he took office in 2017 and continues to call for his removal today.
Why Waters Lied About Calling for Trump's Impeachment
Prior to Nancy Pelosi announcing a formal impeachment investigation in September 2019, Democratic party leaders had admonished Waters for calling for Trump's impeachment "too soon" and asked her to hold off on talking about it.
They feared it could hurt them in the midterm elections.
However, Waters refused to pull any punches when she spoke about impeaching the President during a September 12, 2018 rally. A defiant Waters told the crowd,
"As you know, there's a difference in how some of our leadership talks about how we should handle all of this. They say, 'Maxine, please don't say impeachment anymore.' And when they say that, I say 'impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment...' " (source)
Who Said It:
Maxine Waters is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 43rd congressional district since 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, Waters is in her 18th House term. She is the most senior of the 13 black women serving in Congress, and chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 1997 to 1999. She chaired the House Financial Services Committee from 2019 to 2023 and has been the ranking member since 2023. Before becoming a U.S. representative, Waters served seven terms in the California State Assembly, to which she was first elected in 1976.
Waters was included in Time magazine's list of "100 Most Influential People of 2018" and the Citizen's for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington's list of corrupt members of Congress in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2011. Citizen's Against Government Waste named Waters "Porker of the Month" in June 2009. (source)
