๐บ๐ธ **'I ain't scared': Maxine Waters speaks out on receiving bomb threats**
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Several U.S. Democrat leaders had suspicious packaging sent to their offices on Wednesday.
Both current and former elected officials were targeted including Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder and Rep. Maxine Waters. In regards to Waters, a Maryland mail facility intercepted a package that was headed to the representative's office in Washington while similar makeshift pipe bombs were also found addressed to others.
In a Blavity Politics exclusive interview on Wednesday, Waters sounded off on finding out she was one of the intended victims. It was also discovered that, later that same day, South Los Angeles postal workers found a suspicious package addressed to the representative.
Waters has become a target of the right-wing base because of her vocal stance against the Trump administration and its policies. Sheโs also been leading the fight for impeachment against Trump.
But when it comes to being threatened, Waters is not one to back down. Earlier this year when Waters responded to threats of right-wingers threatening to shoot her, she said, โif you shoot me you better shoot straight.โ
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