Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is telling House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to “clean up your mess” after introducing a resolution to censure Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).
“When you think that Kevin McCarthy has the nerve to say something about anyone, when he supported the violent insurrection after the mob attacked the Capitol, threatened to assassinate Nancy Pelosi, kill other members of Congress, hang Mike Pence. He then came back to the Capitol, voted to support the big lie, which ignited the violent insurrection, and continues to play footsie with Donald Trump,” Jeffries said on Tuesday.
He added, “When you’ve got a situation where Lauren Boebert is a mess. Matt Gaetz is a mess. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a mess. Clean up your mess, Kevin. Sit this one out.”
Watch his remarks below:
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) slams Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for wanting to censure Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA):
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"Lauren Boebert is a mess. Matt Gaetz is a mess. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a mess. Clean up your mess, Kevin." pic.twitter.com/OpenTDA9xx
McCarthy accused Waters on Monday of “inciting violence in Minneapolis” after she urged protesters to be “more confrontational.”
He tweeted, “Maxine Waters is inciting violence in Minneapolis — just as she has incited it in the past. If Speaker Pelosi doesn’t act against this dangerous rhetoric, I will bring action this week.”
On Monday, the House minority leader introduced a resolution to censure Waters for her “dangerous comments.”
He said in a statement, “We’ve heard this type of violent rhetoric from Waters before, and the United States Congress must clearly and without reservation reprimand this behavior before more people get hurt.”
Waters doubled down on her comments, saying, “The whole Civil Rights movement is confrontation.”
During an interview with The Grio, Waters also said, “I am nonviolent.”
Greene introduced a resolution to expel Waters From Congress on Monday.
“Rep Waters is a danger to our society,” Greene tweeted on Sunday.