Tomi Lahren Plays the Victim, Claims Attacks Against Her Has Increased Because of Maxine Waters

Controversial right-wing host Tomi Lahren claimed she’s experienced more hate from liberals in public and placed the blame on California Congresswoman Maxine Waters.

Lauren appeared on Fox News show “Justice with Judge Jeanine” Saturday. Jeanine Pirro said she’s yet to see any Republican or right-wing party attack a person from the left. Lahren said liberals have a problem with conservatives challenging their way of thinking and she’s been a victim of firsthand harassment.

“Judge, I’ve got to tell you, since Maxine Waters came out and she encouraged her followers and her supporters to, I guess, continue the attacks on the right, it’s gotten worse,” Lahren expressed. “I’ve seen it in my personal life get worse in the last couple of weeks.”

Pirro called Waters’ actions “batty” and said she has yet to see the California rep apologize for her words. Lahren agreed with the judge and said Waters is “making it very dangerous, especially [for] very young women like myself.”

“I find it funny because many of the people who have been attacked, harassed, assaulted have been conservative women. So where’s the left on this? Where are the feminists who are about female empowerment,” Lahren asked. “MeToo—where are their voices? Because I don’t see them coming out to defend conservative women, as they should, when we are literally being attacked for our beliefs. Where are the feminists?”

Lahren is known for making controversial remarks against the Black community and liberals. In 2016, the Fox News host compared the Black Lives Matters movement to the Klu Klux Klan. She tweeted, “Meet the new KKK, they call themselves ‘Black Lives Matter’ but make no mistake their goals are far from equality. #Dallas #bluelivesmatter.”

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