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Maxine Waters: I Shouted ‘If You Shoot Me, You Better Shoot Straight’ at the National Guardsmen Because I Felt It Would Be Helpful and Instructive (clip) (clip)
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CNN
Name: CNN
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CNN News Central
Name: CNN News Central
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Maxine Waters
, Brianna Keilar
Name: Maxine Waters
Employment: U.S. House of Representatives
Position: U.S. Congresswoman
Name: Brianna Keilar
Employment: CNN
Position: White House Correspondent
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06/12/2025 07:23 am
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KEILAR And officials slammed ░░░░░░░░ door on you There ░░░░░░░░ also a moment where ░░░░░░░░ were shouting at guardsmen ░░░░░░░░ were posted outside I ░░░░░░░░ to play a part ░░░░░░░░ this Clip starts WATERS ░░░░░░░░ are you going to ░░░░░░░░ you gonna shoot some ░░░░░░░░ if he s afraid ░░░░░░░░ you and runs You ░░░░░░░░ going to shoot an ░░░░░░░░ official If you shoot ░░░░░░░░ you better shoot straight ░░░░░░░░ ends KEILAR You then ░░░░░░░░ urged Guardsmen not to ░░░░░░░░ people And I know ░░░░░░░░ you are worried about ░░░░░░░░ might happen with armed ░░░░░░░░ members armed service members ░░░░░░░░ are armed there on ░░░░░░░░ streets of L A ░░░░░░░░ yelling at them to ░░░░░░░░ straight if they re ░░░░░░░░ to shoot you the ░░░░░░░░ way to show that ░░░░░░░░ WATERS Well you know ░░░░░░░░ don t know But ░░░░░░░░ I was really trying ░░░░░░░░ do was to get ░░░░░░░░ know the attention to ░░░░░░░░ seriousness of what was ░░░░░░░░ on And so I ░░░░░░░░ as an elected official ░░░░░░░░ I talk about so ░░░░░░░░ it would be in ░░░░░░░░ of all the media ░░░░░░░░ everybody else who s ░░░░░░░░ and people who were ░░░░░░░░ that we were raising ░░░░░░░░ about armed guards being ░░░░░░░░ Los Angeles and what ░░░░░░░░ are ordered to do ░░░░░░░░ so it was one ░░░░░░░░ those moments where you ░░░░░░░░ I talked about you ░░░░░░░░ I m an elected ░░░░░░░░ in so many words ░░░░░░░░ are you going to ░░░░░░░░ me too And so ░░░░░░░░ s one of those ░░░░░░░░ where you re trying ░░░░░░░░ create the proper communication ░░░░░░░░ let everybody know that ░░░░░░░░ is an unusual and ░░░░░░░░ situation And we re ░░░░░░░░ that Trump is paying ░░░░░░░░ and that he ll ░░░░░░░░ his mind about what ░░░░░░░░ s doing So it ░░░░░░░░ the kind of talk ░░░░░░░░ you start hoping that ░░░░░░░░ will be helpful and ░░░░░░░░ in some way KEILAR ░░░░░░░░ is unusual certainly I ░░░░░░░░ many people share your ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ situation in Los Angeles ░░░░░░░░ you want your constituents ░░░░░░░░ other Angelenos to be ░░░░░░░░ at Guardsmen like that ░░░░░░░░ Well I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s a matter ░░░░░░░░ yelling Absolutely projecting so ░░░░░░░░ you re being heard ░░░░░░░░ you re outside and ░░░░░░░░ are cars and traffic ░░░░░░░░ is not a matter ░░░░░░░░ yelling It s projecting ░░░░░░░░ that you will be ░░░░░░░░
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