The development comes after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) vowed to censure Waters.
What are the details?
According to Fox News reporter Chad Pergram, Democrats found Waters' comments "revolting" and there is "disgust" among the House Democratic caucus, which "metastasized" after Cahill publicly rebuked Waters.
"Congressional Democrats have a major problem with House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and her 'confrontational' comments in Minnesota over the weekend," Pergram reported. "Fox is told that rank-and-file Democrats found what Waters said revolting. But that disgust among Democrats further metastasized after Hennepin, MN County Judge Peter Cahill criticized Waters from the bench, describing her remarks as 'disrespectful to the rule of law.'
In fact, some Democrats would reportedly support an effort to discipline Waters with a formal censure, Pergram reported.
But Fox is told that a lot of Democrats are angry at Waters, are concerned about the optics of potential violence being linked back to her and Democrats generally. Don't forget how many moderate Democrats were beside themselves following the midterms and the "defund the police" movement. With such a narrow majority, Democrats can only lose two votes on their side.
Fox is told that some Democrats could in fact support what one lawmaker termed a "reasonably worded" censure resolution to rebuke Waters. Plus, voting to punish Waters may well be good politics for some battleground district Democrats. One knowledgeable Democrat told Fox that some Democratic members are so angry at Waters now that they would relish the opportunity to censure her.
Fox is told that some Democrats could in fact support what one lawmaker termed a "reasonably worded" censure resolution to rebuke Waters. Plus, voting to punish Waters may well be good politics for some battleground district Democrats. One knowledgeable Democrat told Fox that some Democratic members are so angry at Waters now that they would relish the opportunity to censure her.
What is the background?
Over the weekend, Waters urged protesters in Minnesota to "get more confrontational" if Chauvin is found not guilty in the death of George Floyd.
