Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters unloads on Sessions: ‘I think he’s a racist’

By Kelly Cohen

Published May 9, 2017 2:27pm ET

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters unloads on Sessions: ‘I think he’s a racist’ — "I think he's a racist, I think he's a throwback, and I don't mind saying it, any day of the week," Waters told the Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart during a podcast interview published Tuesday morning. | (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who has called for President Trump’s impeachment, is now unloading on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling him a racist.

“I think he’s a racist, I think he’s a throwback, and I don’t mind saying it, any day of the week,” Waters told the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart during a podcast interview published Tuesday morning.