Maxine Waters Tried Opening Her Big Mouth And Got Shut Down Hard… [VIDEO]

In a tense vote on Tuesday, one of the more confrontational and outspoken members of the House of Representatives was booed and yelled down.

Lawmakers from across the country met in the House Chambers to vote on a new House speaker on the floor.

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio is facing a battle against Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, and a C-SPAN video recorded most of the drama of the first vote.

The majority of legislators voted along party lines, with the greatest hurdle to electing a new speaker being a handful of Republicans refusing to endorse Jordan.

Given that, it was no surprise that when it came time for Rep. Maxine Waters of California to vote, she backed Jeffries.

Waters, who has a habit of speaking first and thinking after, couldn’t stop herself and couldn’t vote for Jeffries.

She had to take an unjustified and unprompted jab at Jordan, which was resoundingly jeered and screamed down.

You can see the video below:

Maxine Waters gets jeered when she starts to cut a promo on "insurrectionist" Jim Jordan pic.twitter.com/F7jWs3TR31

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 17, 2023

While it’s difficult to hear exactly what was said in the video, Waters certainly mentions the word “insurrectionist” while referring to Jordan before a hail of boos descended on her.

Jordan’s response to Waters, according to Politico’s Olivia Beavers, was barely more than a chuckle – until another Republican landed the hammer with a scathing attack.

Jordan laughs when Rep. Maxine Waters calls Jordan an "insurrectionist."

One House R says loudly: "Huh? What did the communist say?"

— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) October 17, 2023

According to Beavers, after Waters’ sarcastic remark regarding Jordan, another House Republican interjected, “Huh? “What did the communist say?”

Other reporters confirmed the heated confrontation.

Maxine Waters rises to vote for Jeffries, calling him a true patriot, and saying Jordan was an insurrectionist.

Groans from the Republicans side, with one member shouting "what did the communist say?"

— Casey J. Wooten (@Casey_J_Wooten) October 17, 2023

On a broader level, while Waters is taking verbal jabs today, it is unlikely that Jeffries will be able to overtake Jordan in the Republican-controlled House.

To do this, not only must every Democrat vote for Jeffries, but also at least five Republicans.

As bitterly divided as the GOP appears to be right now, it appears unthinkable that any GOP lawmaker would vote for a Democrat – a decision that would be political suicide.

Jordan still lacks the 217 votes needed to claim the speakership as of early Tuesday afternoon, but he is gradually gaining over the dissenting Republicans who have yet to support the Ohio congressman.