Ah, Maxine Waters. The gift that keeps on giving. If you ever wanted to see a live-action representation of a train wreck in slow motion, look no further than her questioning of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. And speaking of train wrecks, this one wasn’t quite as literal as the Utah SUV-smashing disaster we just covered (read here), but make no mistake—it was just as painful to watch.
Now, let’s be clear: I don’t always agree with Powell. He’s made some moves that have left conservatives scratching their heads, but compared to Waters? The guy might as well be Einstein sitting across from someone who just discovered fire. Watching him try to keep a straight face while she rambled through a list of nonsensical questions was peak political comedy.
A Spectacle of Intelligence vs. Political Idiocy
Maxine came out swinging, claiming that Trump wants to “do away” with the Federal Reserve altogether. Now, say what you want about Trump, but let’s not pretend Waters has a deep grasp on monetary policy. Or any policy, for that matter. The woman struggles to form coherent thoughts on basic economics, yet here she is trying to grill the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
And oh, the concerns she has! Apparently, Trump and Elon Musk have somehow banded together to violate your privacy by… existing? Running companies? Living rent-free in her head? I swear, if you listen closely, you can hear the gears in Powell’s brain grinding as he wonders how he ended up in this absurd exchange.
At one point, she even suggested that Musk is somehow infiltrating the Fed and stealing financial data. Seriously. She asked Powell if he would “let Musk in” as if the Federal Reserve is some speakeasy with a bouncer at the door. Maybe she thinks Musk will roll up to the Fed and demand access to all our banking data while waving a Dogecoin logo in Powell’s face.
Powell’s response? A polite version of, Lady, what the hell are you talking about?
Waters’ DEI Obsession
Of course, no Maxine Waters hearing would be complete without a forced diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) moment. She pivoted—because why not?—to Powell’s hiring practices, asking if the Fed is bringing in enough “diverse talent.” Powell, being the polished professional he is, gave the standard corporate-approved answer about recruiting broadly.
Translation: Yes, we hire competent people. No, we don’t just pick names out of a hat based on their gender and skin color.
But in Waters’ world, competence takes a backseat to checking the right boxes. She practically begged Powell to agree that the most important thing the Fed can do right now is hire people based on identity politics rather than, you know, economic expertise. You could almost see Powell’s patience evaporating in real time.
Trump’s CBDC Ban and Waters’ Confusion
As the grand finale of her one-woman circus, Waters brought up Trump’s executive order banning central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). She dramatically warned that his definition was too broad and could have far-reaching consequences. Shocker: She didn’t actually explain what those consequences were. Just vague fear-mongering, per usual.
Powell, at this point likely dreaming of an emergency fire alarm going off, simply nodded and waited for the nightmare to end.
Final Thoughts
Maxine Waters trying to intellectually outmaneuver Jerome Powell is like a goldfish challenging a chess grandmaster. This wasn’t just a bad performance—it was a humiliating display of someone who has no business overseeing our financial system.
Powell may not be perfect, but watching him forced to sit through that level of idiocy? I actually felt bad for the guy. You could see it on his face—he would have rather been chewing broken shards of glass than answering her mind-numbing questions.
If this is the best the Democrats have for financial oversight, no wonder our economy is in shambles from the last 4 years.
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This hag doesn’t know sh*t about Economics. President Trump does. The Federal Reserve is NOT an elected position but it was set up by a Socialist President, Woodrow Wilson, without ONLY accountability to Congress and Congress is NOT forthcoming with any of this information to U.S. Citizens. They need to be AUDITED to see that they are complying with our laws and standard accounting principles.
I agree!
If people have nothing to hide, they shouldn’t fear an audit.
GOOD GRIEF!!!!! I can’t stand to even look at the old bat!!! OR listen to her!!!! We need TERM LIMITS bad!!!!
Common sense says she has something to hide, like how she became rich.
Through political kickbacks to her daughter as well as possible insider trading and use of the black card.
Maxine is indeed a problem, but the greater problem is the people that put her in office!!!!!!!
hard to argue that Crotte!
And keep putting her in. Absolute f’n idiots.
Marxine and her band of Comrades must have missed school when hundreds of personal info. data breaches happened along with, “Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Twitter have all disclosed cybersecurity attacks over the past 12 months.”
Our information is out there thanx to the computer hackers, you decrepit, Aunt Esther look-alike!
Ha, not only looking like Aunt Esther, she even acts and sounds like her. Plus, whenever Chris Dodd and Barney Frank (Fwank) are brought up, I throw up in my mouth. Anything that Barney Fwank touched is tainted. The original DEI hire.
Maxine Waters, a loud mouthed, ignorant BIGOT who needs a sharp stake forced up her rear end.
It amazes me how Tire Biter Waters keeps up her guttural rambling. Judging by the disfigurement of her face, you’d think her head got run over a few too many times by the rear wheels of the cars she’s been chasing for the jawbone of this a$$ to be able to talk.
Thank you for that video.
I was going to do an intestinal flush today and usually consume warm water and salt to accomplish this.
How does someone as ignorant as Maxine get elected? Is everyone in her district a moron?
Old Maxine , based on her intellect and personality…..should , in a sane and logical world have peaked as a mopwoman working the graveyard shift at a Motel 6. Only that she has interns writing out her questions for her let’s her proceed…stumbling and bumbling along….like Hank Johnson..so intellectually challenged…..what comes out of their pie hole is a huge, national embarrassment.