Earlier today, during a press conference, Psaki responded to inquiries about Waters’ calls for Minneapolis protesters to increase their levels of confrontation. Republicans have already condemned this as incitement of violence; furthermore, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy vowed to take punitive action against Waters this week if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fails to do so.
When addressing reporters, Psaki stated that President Biden backs First Amendment rights; she also informed that Biden believes “protesting injustice” must happen in a peaceful manner. The White House press secretary then declared that peaceful protest is something that Biden shall “[continue] to call for.”
Putting an end to political violence in America
The events of 2021 thus far have engendered a series of conversations about political violence in America.
Many Democrats condemned the January 6 insurrection; however, when it comes to political violence from their own side of the political spectrum, Democrats are much less vocal. Nevertheless, after Rep. Tlaib’s calls to abolish law enforcement in the United States, some Democrats pushed back against this; certain leftists did, in fact, cite their support for police reform.
