Sen. Cory Booker
Cory Anthony BookerTrump, GOP regain edge in Kavanaugh battle Booker: It would be ‘irresponsible’ not to consider running for president Senate Dems sue Archives to try to force release of Kavanaugh documents MORE (D-N.J.) on Monday urged protesters of President Trump
Donald John TrumpLondon terror suspect’s children told authorities he complained about Trump: inquiry The Memo: Tide turns on Kavanaugh Trump to nominate retiring lawmaker as head of trade agency MORE to confront administration officials — but with respect — amid an ongoing debate over civility in politics.
“If I saw an administrator out and about, there’s nothing wrong with confronting that person. But not to lead with love and to do it in a way that is more reflective of the values we are trying to reject in our country is not acceptable to me,” Booker said on MSNBC.
“I worry in our country right now that we’re descending to a hatred of American hating American. That is not going to solve our problems,” he added.
Booker’s comments come amid a growing discussion over the recent treatment of Trump administration officials.
A restaurant in Lexington, Va., refused to serve White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday, citing her defense of Trump’s policies banning transgender people from the military and separating migrant families at the border.
That followed separate incidents last week in which protesters confronted White House aide Stephen Miller and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen
Kirstjen Michele NielsenFEMA administrator nearly quit amid feud with DHS chief: report DOJ looking into 'concerning' behavior by employee in Project Veritas video New Defense cyber strategy gives military power on preventative cyberattacks MORE while they dined at Mexican restaurants in Washington, D.C.
Rep. Maxine Walters (D-Calif.) escalated tensions when she encouraged supporters to harass Trump administration officials in public places.
"For these members of his Cabinet who remain and try to defend him they're not going to be able to go to a restaurant, they're not going to be able to stop at a gas station, they're not going to be able to shop at a department store, the people are going to turn on them, they're going to protest, they're going to absolutely harass them until they decide that they're going to tell the president 'no I can't hang with you, this is wrong this is unconscionable and we can't keep doing this to children,’” Waters said Saturday.
The president has seized on the controversy, attacking Waters as “low IQ” and using his personal account to call the Red Hen dirty.
The Red Hen Restaurant should focus more on cleaning its filthy canopies, doors and windows (badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing to serve a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders. I always had a rule, if a restaurant is dirty on the outside, it is dirty on the inside!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2018
Congresswoman Maxine Waters
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2018Maxine Moore WatersOn The Money: Midterms to shake up House finance panel | Chamber chief says US not in trade war | Mulvaney moving CFPB unit out of DC | Conservatives frustrated over big spending bills The Hill's Morning Report — Sponsored by United Against Nuclear Iran — The Hill interviews President Trump Midterms to shake up top posts on House finance panel MORE, an extraordinarily low IQ person, has become, together with Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro PelosiNancy Pelosi: Will she remain the ‘Face of the Franchise’? Pelosi: GOP's 2019 agenda a 'nightmare' for working families, seniors Dem lawmakers slam Trump’s declassification of Russia documents as ‘brazen abuse of power’ MORE, the Face of the Democrat Party. She has just called for harm to supporters, of which there are many, of the Make America Great Again movement. Be careful what you wish for Max!
Booker on Monday encouraged Americans to protest Trump administration policies, specifically the separation of migrant families at the border. However, he appeared to reject Waters’s rhetoric.
“We’ve got to get to a point in our country where we can talk to each other, where we are all seeking a more beloved community,” Booker said. “And some of those tactics that people are advocating for to me don’t reflect that spirit.”
