In Her Own Words: Maxine Waters April 20, 2021 In the days after Rep. Maxine Waters told demonstrators in Minnesota that they should “get more confrontational” if Derek Chauvin was acquitted, Republicans have called for her censure or outright removal from Congress — claiming she was inciting violence. Waters says her words are being twisted, and that she was calling for nonviolent protest and action. We take no position on the intent of Waters’ words, but offer readers the full context and her actual words prior to the April 20 verdict in the case of Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer who was found guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd.