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MS. PSAKI:  Which provided additional clarification.  Q    But I guess my question is: Does the White House believe that those kinds of comments are helpful in the middle of this trial that everybody knows could lead to more violence and unrest?  MS. PSAKI:  Well, again, I can speak to what the President’s point of view is, which is that it’s important to provide an opportunity for peaceful protest.  That’s what he’s continued to advocate for, what he has consistently advocated for.  But I would also say that when somebody provides a clarification for their comments, that’s...

The resolution came amid a backlash mounting over Ms. Waters’ call on Saturday for protesters in Minnesota to “get more confrontational” unless Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty of murder in the May 25 death of George Floyd. “Every single House Democrat just voted to stand with Maxine Waters,” tweeted House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Louisiana Republican. “They made it clear: Democrats are fine with Democrat politicians inciting violence and chaos.” Chauvin, 45, was found guilty Tuesday on all three counts — unintentional second-degree murder, th...

20 Apr 2021 Swing district Democrats admitted Tuesday that their vote to table the resolution censuring Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) was not an “easy vote,” while others refused to comment after the vote. House Democrats voted along party lines to block House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) resolution censuring Waters for her comments over the weekend in which she allegedly incited violence. If the resolution passed through the House, Waters would have likely lost her position as the House Financial Services Committee chair. Even though Democrats did stay in lock-step on this vo...

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Postcards From the Catastrophe Let’s play “one of these things not like the other.” On April 11, a young Black man named Daunte Wright was accidentally shot and killed while resisting arrest in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. At first, rumors flew around that Wright had been pulled over because he had an air-freshener dangling from his rearview mirror. In fact, he had an outstanding arrest warrant for first-degree attempted aggravated robbery when stopped. Who knows where the air-freshener meme came from: probably from the same emporium that supplied the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” lie ...