Dear Commons Community,

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) did not hold back and used an absolutely blistering description of Trump (see video below) during a Democratic hearing on the Trump administration’s immigration raids.

“This is an important press conference that is being held to let you know what we’re all doing resisting this lowdown, dirty, no good, filthy president of the United States of America,” Waters said yesterday, prompting what appeared to be audible astonishment from those nearby at the event in Los Angeles.

“Let me just say this,” the congresswoman continued. “They are targeting our leadership both in the Latino community and in the Black community and while they’re targeting them and following them, I’m on the street and I’m following ICE and I’m targeting ICE.

“We are documenting everything. We are resisting,” she said. “And I want to tell you, you are seeing the biggest coming together of the Black and brown community that we’ve seen in this city ever.”

The protests against the raids “must continue,” Waters urged. “You must not stop. I’m protesting. I’ve been to 11 of them. I stay on the street, in the alleys, wherever I need to be. We’re not afraid, but we’re smart.”

The hearing heard from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, other lawmakers and community members who shared stories of how the Trump administration-ordered raids have devastated their lives and how they are attempting to combat them.

Double ouch!

Tony

Waters: This is an important press conference that is being held to let you know what we're all doing: resisting this lowdown dirty no good filthy president pic.twitter.com/E81ocrgYsO

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