Maxine Waters Will Deliver Her Own ‘National Address’ After President Trump’s State Of The Union

Who thought this was a good idea?

President Trump is set to deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, but rake shakin’ Rep. Maxine Waters has plans of her own. She’s going to give her own “national address” on BET– as in, Black Entertainment Television– after Trump’s address.

A BET spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that others will join Maxine on the program, “Angela Rye’s State of the Union” to discuss “issues facing black Americans.”

Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, will speak at the top of a BET News special after Trump delivers the State of the Union, a BET spokesperson told BuzzFeed News. The program, “Angela Rye’s State of the Union,” is part of a broader partnership announced just days ago between the network and the Democratic strategist and political commentator. Rye will executive produce news programs with a sharp focus on issues facing black Americans. The programs will run quarterly, BET said in a release.

I wonder if they’ll talk about the black unemployment rate being at a record low?

The African American unemployment rate fell to 6.8%, the lowest rate in 45 years. I am so happy about this News! And, in the Washington Post (of all places), headline states, “Trumps first year jobs numbers were very, very good.”

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2018

I won’t hold my breath.

The spokesperson said activists and some elected officials will analyze Trump’s first year in office on the program, and will talk about “building black politics and the value of engagement across today’s socio-political landscape.” A Democratic source familiar with the production on Friday night told BuzzFeed News that it wasn’t immediately clear if the program would air on Tuesday or Wednesday night.

As you can see, it’s gong to be an extremely divisive program. They’re going into it with a divided mindset. They’re going to talk about “building black politics.” As if politics in general doesn’t cover all of us. We have to divide our political views by race now. Black people cannot have the same political views as white people. That’s why Democrats are so nasty to black conservatives. They’re not allowed to think for themselves. If you stray from the groupthink narrative, you’re a traitor and probably hate yourself.

BuzzFeed adds:

Rye’s on-air focus on Trump is something of a coup for national Democrats, whether they know it or not. BET caters to a black audience that skews younger, a segment of the electorate national Democrats cannot afford to lose in 2018 and 2020. Rye in particular is enormously popular with this group. And in Trump, Rye will have the chance to tap into one of the more effective motivating factors for young black voters, according to focus groups conducted last year by Priorities USA: getting Trump out of office.

Scooplet: Maxine Waters is giving a national address on BET after Trump's State of the Union—it'll be at the top of special news show hosted by Angela Rye. https://t.co/aeB7gWPxiI

— Darren Sands (@darrensands) January 26, 2018

That should be entertaining. Not relevant or informative. Just entertaining. https://t.co/J8wTpTahAB

— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) January 26, 2018

And a major reason why the Dem. hardliners continue to lose election after election. Ignorance is bliss I guess though.

— Shawn Weidman (@Weidman_FTFT) January 27, 2018

This is how low our country has sunk —https://t.co/9TQcFxdh98

— Edward Allen (@apachetomtom) January 27, 2018

I will be sure not to watch.

— Penny Teel (@TeelPenny) January 26, 2018

How embarrassing for BET…

— K ramirez (@Gee_kmm) January 27, 2018

Here’s an exclusive sneak peek of Maxine’s address:

“Impeach 45!” You’re going to hear a lot of that.

If this is what “staying woke” looks like…no thanks.