Sharpton, Brazile & others send Letter criticizing Schumer/Pelosi for denunciating Maxine

Al Sharpton, Donna Brazile and Other Black Leaders Send Letter Criticizing Schumer, Pelosi for Denunciations of Maxine Waters

Leaders in the African-American community sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) on Tuesday, criticizing their denunciations of Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.).

The letter signed "Black Women Leaders and Allies," which includes Rev. Al Sharpton and former Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile, detailed how members of the group were disappointed in Schumer and Pelosi for not defending Waters amid recent controversial statements, according to Politico.

"We, the undersigned, write to express our full support for Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who has recently been unjustly attacked by Republicans and Democratic Party leadership for speaking truth to power in challenging the Trump Administration to do the right thing by ending a ‘Zero Tolerance' immigration policy," the letter reads. "Further, we write to share our profound indignation and deep disappointment over your recent failure to protect Congresswoman Waters from unwarranted attacks from the Trump Administration and others in the GOP. That failure was further compounded by your decision to unfairly deride her as being ‘uncivil' and ‘un-American.'"

Waters encouraged supporters to heckle and harass Trump administration officials at a rally last month after several incidents of Trump officials being harassed out in public.

The letter