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Nevilledog

(51,184 posts) Tue Apr 20, 2021, 11:22 AM Apr 2021

There's a coordinated disinformation campaign being pushed around Rep Maxine Waters (again)

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In case you missed it, there's a coordinated #disinformation campaign being pushed around @RepMaxineWaters (again):

Rep. Maxine Waters Accused of ‘Inciting a Riot’
Multiple hyperpartisan sources claimed that the Democratic Congresswoman
truthorfiction.com
8:03 AM · Apr 20, 2021

https://www.truthorfiction.com/rep-maxine-waters-accused-of-inciting-a-riot/

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There's a coordinated disinformation campaign being pushed around Rep Maxine Waters (again) (Original Post) Nevilledog Apr 2021 OP

The GOP assholes are mad at Rep. Walters LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #1

Don lemon made it clear last night Watchfoxheadexplodes Apr 2021 #2

I believe this is the quote the repubs are referring to. CrispyQ Apr 2021 #3

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,489 posts)

1. The GOP assholes are mad at Rep. Walters

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Apr 20, 2021, 11:40 AM

Apr 2021

Too bad. They lack the votes to do anything

Watchfoxheadexplodes

(3,496 posts)

2. Don lemon made it clear last night

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Apr 20, 2021, 11:40 AM

Apr 2021

Unhelpful

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/04/20/maxine-waters-dons-take-ctn-sot-vpx.cnn

CrispyQ

(36,501 posts)

3. I believe this is the quote the repubs are referring to.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Apr 20, 2021, 11:43 AM

Apr 2021

Rep. Waters was asked what the protestors should do should Chauvin be found not guilty.

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."/blockquote]

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