What is Maxine Waters’ net worth?
DEMOCRATIC rep Maxine Waters has come under fire from republicans claiming she is “encouraging riots.
The criticism has come after the California Democratic congresswoman urged an anti-police Black Lives Matter mob in Minnesota to “stay on the street” and “get confrontational”. So who is the outspoken rep and what is her net worth?
Who is Maxine Waters?
Congresswoman Maxine Waters was elected in November 2018 to her fifteenth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
She became the first woman and first African American Chair of the House Financial Services Committee.
Waters serves as a member of the Steering & Policy Committee and is the Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease.
Waters made headlines on April 18 when she joined the seventh consecutive night of protests in a Minneapolis suburb over the death of Wright, a young Black man shot dead by a white policewoman.
She told protesters outside the Brooklyn Center to “stay on the street” if ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin is acquitted over charges for the murder of George Floyd.
“We’ve got to get more active, we’ve got to get more confrontational,” Waters said as she spoke to crowds of demonstrators.
“We’ve got to make sure that they know that we mean business,” she added.
She said: “We’ve got to fight for justice.”
Waters said she’s pushing for a police reform bill to be passed in Congress.
What is her net worth?
Maxine’s net worth is estimated to be around $2 million, according to meaww.com.
Around $1.5 million of this wealth is held in assets; her home alone is said to be worth around $4 million.
Is Maxine Waters being impeached?
Following Waters’ actions during the riots on Saturday, there have been calls to impeach Waters, and criticism over her supposed double standards.
QAnon Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene has been leading the charge with these calls.
“.@SpeakerPelosi you impeached President Trump after you said he incited violence by saying ‘march peacefully’ to the Capitol,” Greene tweeted on Sunday.
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“So I can expect a yes vote from you on my resolution to expel
@RepMaxineWaters for inciting violence, riots, and abusing power threatening a jury, right?” she said as she mocked the Democratic California Rep.
She added in a separate tweet: “#ExpelMaxineWaters for inciting violence and riots for years … and it’s all on video.”