A look into the finances of Rep. Maxine Waters revealed some questionable and rather lavish spending habits from the California Democrat.
A vocal critic of President Trump and his administration, Auntie Maxine has led a months-long crusade to impeach Trump and endeared herself to millennials who have been hoping she will run for president in 2020.
But a closer look by Bloomberg’s Anna Massoglia into Waters’ latest FEC filing revealed some eyebrow-raising expenses.
Campaign finance thread: Made the mistake of randomly falling down the wormhole that is Congresswoman @MaxineWaters‘ quarterly FEC filing… pic.twitter.com/eV0VBo0dUx
— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) August 1, 2017
Currently serving her 14th term in the House of Representatives, the 78 year-old congresswoman spent “$400+” on “meeting expenses” at an “upscale” restaurant.
Waters spent $400+ on a “meeting expense” to an “upscale chain” with “sophisticated decor, long wine list & classic steak & seafood menu” pic.twitter.com/kphZd0Pwo4
— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) August 1, 2017
And while she only raised $15,000 in fundraising for the quarter, Waters spent $5000 on just ONE “fundraiser event.”
Waters’ campaign spent nearly $5k at Del Friscos on one “Fundraiser Event”
She raised under $15k from individuals the *entire quarter* pic.twitter.com/SqynGP1pJG
— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) August 1, 2017
Resistance leader Auntie Maxine still upholding the highest standards of public service https://t.co/6oA30IOarS
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) August 1, 2017
This coming from the woman who once called Education Secretray Betsy DeVos a “Billionaire Wannabe Teacher.”
Rep. Maxine Waters: DeVos is a Billionaire Wannabe Teacher Who Doesn’t Care About Public Education https://t.co/1KacDNWJLx via @democracynow
— Maxine Waters (@MaxineWaters) February 7, 2017
And while Waters has slammed Trump for hiring his own children, she apparently had no problem with her own daughter racking up thousands of dollars working on her mother’s campaign.
Q2 saw another $8,500 to Maxine Waters’ daughter, who has racked up hundreds of thousands from her mother’s campaign https://t.co/53Q8X1NyGo pic.twitter.com/jF55ORQSyi
— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) August 1, 2017
Apparently, Waters’ anti-Trump crusade has made a “resistance hero” out of the woman who was dubbed one of the nation’s “most corrupt” elected officials when she pressed for a bailout for a bank with ties to her family.
This. Remember when “Auntie Maxine” was dubbed one of the U.S.’s most corrupt legislators? https://t.co/mYm0DAos1N
— Ben Brody (@BenBrodyDC) August 1, 2017
Of course, Waters claims her attacks on President Trump are justified and her own past ethical violations have no bearing.
“If you’re trying to compare me with Trump, it’s totally different,” Waters told The Daily Beast.
“This story that you’re trying to put together, to somehow make it look as if I am as bad as a Trump, and I do bad things, and that somehow I don’t deserve to criticize him, is not credible,” she said.
Waters and typical liberal Democrats never truly see the reflection in the mirror.
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida where she has been writing for the BizPacReview team since 2015.
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