The situation in Los Angeles is dire. With the homeless population growing exponentially, what’s needed are creative solutions that can provide meaningful, lasting relief.
Unfortunately, Rep. Maxine Waters recently found herself in a difficult position when she encountered a large group of homeless people gathered outside the Vermont Community’s Family Solutions Center who had been mislead into believing they would receive housing vouchers.
Despite there being no homes available for these individuals, Representative Waters told them to “go home” and her words have not gone unnoticed by the public at large.
Maxine Waters told a group of homeless people "go home".
These are your ruling class elites.pic.twitter.com/y2IiWvWiSJ
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 31, 2022
Video footage captured Rep. Maxine Waters telling a large group of homeless people gathered in south Los Angeles to “go home.”
One woman off-camera responded saying “We don’t got no home. That’s why we’re here.”
According to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, their waiting list has closed until further notice.
Waters went on to promise that she would continue to work with the HACLA and LAHSA later that same day but President and CEO of HACLA Doug Guthrie denied any meetings between them had taken place as yet though he was hopeful for future contact from her office regarding this situation.
When confronted by members of this group about how her own district director Blanca Jimenez was refusing meetings with LAHSA, Representative Waters raised her voice claiming “there’s nobody in Washington who works for their people any f***ing harder than I do” and “That’s what I do every day”.
This event has sparked criticism nationwide due mostly to misunderstanding as it appears that most members of this crowd were under false pretenses regarding housing vouchers being available which has caused confusion surrounding Representative Water’s actions and intentions during this incident.
