{"id":2410425,"date":"2025-03-06T10:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T15:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maxine-waters-appears-off-in-unhinged-video-seems-to-believe-elon-musks-tech-influenced-election\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T10:34:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T15:34:36","slug":"maxine-waters-appears-off-in-unhinged-video-seems-to-believe-elon-musks-tech-influenced-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maxine-waters-appears-off-in-unhinged-video-seems-to-believe-elon-musks-tech-influenced-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxine Waters Appears Off in Unhinged Video, Seems to Believe Elon Musk\u2019s Tech Influenced Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaxine-waters-appears-off-in-unhinged-video-seems-to-believe-elon-musks-tech-influenced-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2410425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laid-off-twitter-employees-sue-musk-over-severance-pay\/\" title=\"Laid-Off Twitter Employees Sue Musk Over Severance Pay\">recent statement made<\/a> by Rep. Maxine Waters, \u2064who suggested that Elon Musk may have interfered \u2062in a past election using his \u2063&#8221;high-technology.&#8221; This comment came during a livestream that coincided with President Trump&#8217;s address to Congress. Waters emphasized a need for inquiry, claiming that the extent of Musk&#8217;s influence on the\u200c election remains unknown.Critics have reacted \u200bwith skepticism,highlighting that there is no credible \u2063evidence to support \u200cher allegations and suggesting that such claims border on conspiracy theories.\u2062 The article reflects on Waters&#8217;s history of making controversial statements and the broader implications of election denialism. It also juxtaposes her remarks with past comments made by Democratic leaders regarding election security, suggesting a degree of hypocrisy. the tone of the piece conveys a mix of disbelief \u2062and\u2062 criticism towards Waters&#8217;s assertions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s one thing to say a member of Congress is acting unsound. Why, if you want to watch this, just turn on C-SPAN while the House and\/or Senate is in session. Odds are you&rsquo;ll run across&nbsp;<em>someone<\/em> acting unsoundly.<\/p>\n<p>When people are saying Rep. Maxine Waters, the archetype of the batty California Democrat, is acting unsoundly, that also doesn&rsquo;t set off any alarm bells. In fact, call me when she&rsquo;s <em>not<\/em> acting unsoundly. Then we&rsquo;ll have a story.<\/p>\n<p>When people are saying Maxine Waters is acting unsoundly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maxine-waters-thinks-trump-supporters-training-massive-attack-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>for Maxine Waters<\/em><\/a>, well, then &mdash; attention must be paid.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest example of &ldquo;election denialism&rdquo; being back into style every time a Republican wins a presidential election, Rep. Waters intimated that Department of Government Efficiency chair and Donald Trump supporter Elon Musk may have committed election interference &ldquo;with his high-technology a**&rdquo; and that &ldquo;we&rsquo;re not going to give up in investigating and finding out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gazette.com\/news\/wex\/maxine-waters-suggests-we-don-t-know-scope-of-musk-s-influence-over-election\/article_bf0db9a4-ec68-5ac2-b87d-fda6e4e6993c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>, the clip was from a livestream that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-maxine-waters-ruthlessly-mocked-embarrassing-hair-moment-live-cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waters<\/a> was appearing on, which was taking place concurrently with President Trump&rsquo;s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t know everything that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-joy-behar-forced-humiliate-air-admit-lied-elon-musk-beg-not-sued\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> has done with his high-technology a**,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t know what he&rsquo;s being accused of by some, as it may relate to the election, but we&rsquo;re not going to give up in investigating and finding out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video and some posts contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Maxine Waters: &ldquo;Elon Musk with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-to-launch-significant-attack-on-israel-within-a-matter-of-hours-us-intelligence\/\" title=\"Iran to Launch Significant Attack on Israel Within a Matter of Hours: US Intelligence\">high-tech ass<\/a> may have hacked our last election&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JlBvb4oAbe\">pic.twitter.com\/JlBvb4oAbe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1897287270430073287?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>All I can say is that I knew he was into <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">high-tech brain implants<\/a> with his Neuralink startup, but I was unaware Musk was focusing on bringing AI to our posteriors, as well. Good to know, I suppose?<\/p>\n<p>Nor is this the first time that Waters has come out against Musk; according to her congressional <a href=\"https:\/\/waters.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/maxine-waters-slams-elon-musk-at-space-x-rally-while-he-is-taking-away-people-s-jobs-he-continues-to-make-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, she also led &ldquo;over 3,000 people in protest against Elon Musk&rdquo; on Saturday in Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let the people know that all of these folks came by here today. There is a crisis in this country, and we have got to be on the streets to say we will resist Elon Musk,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Elon thinks he&rsquo;s so bad, why don&rsquo;t he come on out here and face us? I want you to know this is my district, the 43rd congressional district. And he does not care about the people in this community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s ignore the fact that election denialism is back &mdash; although many people didn&rsquo;t:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Maxine Waters says Elon Musk&rsquo;s &ldquo;high technology ass&rdquo; may have hacked the last election. Oh my, election denialism, will our country ever recover?! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8FpcvtwbKi\">pic.twitter.com\/8FpcvtwbKi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1897297823345070590?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">But <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMaxineWaters?\">@RepMaxineWaters<\/a> &hellip;didn&rsquo;t you guys say in 2020 that they can&rsquo;t be hacked&hellip;and that they&rsquo;re safe and fair?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#127482;&#127480;Penny Blu&#127482;&#127480; (@HintOfDio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HintOfDio\/status\/1897398096990208160?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As plenty of people noted, this was pretty ridiculous &mdash; even for Maxine:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EDS on display <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vIVku8P31T\">pic.twitter.com\/vIVku8P31T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ChuckD (@ChuckD_MSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckD_MSB\/status\/1897294811750928635?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Maxine Waters&rsquo; wild claim that Elon Musk &lsquo;hacked&rsquo; the election is peak conspiracy nonsense&mdash;maybe she should focus on facts, not far-fetched tech fantasies, before pointing fingers at &lsquo;high-tech asses.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Garbage Deplorable (@GarbageMAGAman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GarbageMAGAman\/status\/1897287444040704195?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMaxineWaters?\">@RepMaxineWaters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNC?\">@DNC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOP?\">@GOP<\/a> The sheer lunacy in the Democratic Party is beyond belief. She is another classic example of why term limits need to be put in place for the House and Senate. 2 Senate Terms and 4 House terms.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Jones (@Plains1946) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plains1946\/status\/1897457599710109977?\">March 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And keep in mind, these people were worried about the 86-year-old Waters, a woman with a history of this sort of ranting:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Remember this gem from Maxine Waters? Abbreviated version:<\/p>\n<p>If you see anyone from Trump&rsquo;s cabinet, at the grocery store, at the gas station, you gather a crowd, push back on them&hellip; and tell them they&rsquo;re not welcome anywhere anymore. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/09r0s7gb21\">pic.twitter.com\/09r0s7gb21<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wind_In_Woven (@Wind_In_Woven) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wind_In_Woven\/status\/1885356119859634411?\">January 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When that&rsquo;s who they&rsquo;re worried about, yeah, there&rsquo;s a problem.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not even that there&rsquo;s any sort of credible allegation Musk&rsquo;s &ldquo;high-technology a**&rdquo; affected the election aside from using tactics that would be called novel had a Democrat employed them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ahead of the election, Musk created a petition for swing state voters and offered $47 for every referral that resulted in a signature via his pro-Trump super PAC, which was called the America PAC. Previously, it also hired canvassers in these swing states. Signers of the petition pledged their support for the First and Second amendments, which have been Musk&rsquo;s cited reasons for endorsing Trump,&rdquo; the Examiner reported.<\/p>\n<p>But this isn&rsquo;t what Waters appears to be referencing. Indeed, she seems to indicate she&rsquo;s not referencing anything at all, merely that &ldquo;we don&rsquo;t know&rdquo; what he might have done.<\/p>\n<p>All right, then: We don&rsquo;t know what Maxine Waters might have done, either. Did she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maxine-waters-tries-pull-fast-one-end-ftx-hearing-gop-rep-stops-dead-tracks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commit election fraud herself<\/a>? Did she prank call Joe Biden at the White House asking if he had Prince Albert in a can and telling him to let him out, an incident that left the president so stricken he was forced to withdraw from the race? Did she <a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Johnny-cash-folsom-prison-blues-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shoot a man in Reno<\/a> just to watch him die? Did she shoot a man in Reno just to watch him die <em>and<\/em> take his wallet?<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m not saying she did. I have no evidence of any of that stuff. I&rsquo;m just saying &ldquo;we don&rsquo;t know&rdquo; and we shouldn&rsquo;t &ldquo;give up in investigating and finding out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sound preposterous? Well, then you get why people are concerned about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maxine-waters-faces-off-trump-admin-guard-prepared-stay-night-guess-yeah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. 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If you&#8217;re curious, just tune into C-SPAN while the House or Senate is in session; chances are you&#8217;ll see someone acting erratically. When people suggest that Rep. Maxine Waters, often seen as the quintessential eccentric California Democrat, is behaving irrationally, it doesn&#8217;t raise any eyebrows. In fact, I&#8217;d be surprised if she ever acted rationally\u2014then we&#8217;d have a story worth telling. However, when claims arise that Waters is acting irrationally even for her standards, that&#8217;s when it becomes noteworthy.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, in what seems to be a resurgence of &#8220;election denialism&#8221; following Republican presidential victories, Rep. Waters suggested that Elon Musk\u2014chair of the Department of Government Efficiency and supporter of Donald Trump\u2014might have interfered with elections using his &#8220;high-technology.&#8221; She stated they would continue investigating this matter further.<\/p>\n<p>During a livestream coinciding with President Trump&#8217;s address to Congress on Tuesday, she remarked: \u201cWe don\u2019t know everything that Elon Musk has done with his high-tech methods&#8230; but we\u2019re not going to give up on investigating.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time Waters has criticized Musk; according to her congressional website, she recently led over 3,000 protesters against him in Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n<p>She declared: \u201cLet everyone know all these people came out today because there\u2019s a crisis in this country&#8230; We will resist Elon Musk.\u201d She challenged him directly: \u201cIf he thinks he\u2019s so tough, why doesn\u2019t he come out here and face us? This is my district\u2014the 43rd congressional district\u2014and he doesn\u2019t care about our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While some may overlook election denialism&#8217;s return\u2014many others certainly haven&#8217;t: Maxine Waters claimed Musk&#8217;s &#8220;high-tech&#8221; involvement might have compromised the last election. Critics quickly pointed out contradictions from previous Democratic assertions about election security.<\/p>\n<p>Many found her comments absurd\u2014even for someone like Maxine\u2014and called for accountability within the Democratic Party regarding such statements.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it&#8217;s important to note there&#8217;s no credible evidence suggesting Musk&#8217;s technology influenced elections beyond typical campaign strategies employed by both parties. Yet it appears Waters isn\u2019t referencing any specific actions but rather making vague accusations without substantiation.<\/p>\n<p>In light of this behavior from Rep. 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