Republicans slam Maxine Waters for telling protesters to 'get more confrontational' over Chauvin trial

Republicans condemned Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., for telling protesters in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, to "get more confrontational" if Derek Chauvin isn't convicted of murdering George Floyd.

Brooklyn Center – not far from Minneapolis, where Chauvin's trial is being held – has become a flashpoint for protests after the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright. Waters was there on Saturday night.

Asked about the Chauvin case, Waters told reporters if the former police officer isn't found guilty of murdering Floyd, "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."

Waters said she was "hopeful" Chauvin would be convicted of murder, but if he isn't, "we cannot go away."

Republicans were quick to push back.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced an effort Sunday to expel Waters from Congress.

In a statement released by her office, Taylor Greene accused the California Congresswoman of inciting "Black Lives Matter domestic terrorists to fire gunshots at National Guardsmen in Minnesota" after she spoke in Brooklyn Center, which has become a flashpoint for protests following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright. 

"I'll be introducing a resolution to expel Rep. Maxine Waters from Congress for her continual incitement of violence," a statement from Taylor Greene's office reads.

"Telling rioters who have burned buildings, looted stores, and assaulted journalists to get 'more confrontational' is incredibly irresponsible. Every House Democrat should condemn Maxine Waters' call for violence," National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Berg told Fox News.

"Why is Maxine Waters traveling to a different state trying to incite a riot? What good can come from this?" Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., wrote on Twitter.