Elected in November 2014 to her 13th term in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) serves as the ranking member of the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill O’Reilly of Fox News attempted to downgrade Waters’ years of political experience by making a racial joke about the style of her hair, as well as the late James Brown.
“Fox & Friends” aired a video clip on Tuesday morning of Waters’ speech on the House floor, where she spoke out against racist behavior exhibited by some of President Donald Trump’s supporters and said Trump is “dangerous for this society.”
There was a split screen showing Waters speaking and O’Reilly watching the clip. He mocked Waters by raising his fist and mouthing the words, “Right on.” And when asked his opinion of the congresswoman’s comments, O’Reilly replied: “I didn’t hear a word she said. I was looking at the James Brown wig.”
