Calls for Term Limits Surge After Maxine Waters Slurs Through Speech: ‘The Hall Street Journal’
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) stumbled through her prepared remarks during a hearing this week, appearing to butcher an otherwise basic economic statement—a moment that quickly went viral.
During a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, Waters, 81, engaged in an exchange with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
She repeatedly struggled to deliver a short statement on the economy, slurring words and misnaming The Wall Street Journal as “The Hall Street Journal.”
“In the first quarter since Trump took office, the United States economy shrank, with our gross des… domestic project—product—decreasing by 0.3 percent,” she read.
“We are falling behind while Canada, Europe, and China are racing ahead.”
The clip quickly made the rounds on social media, sparking renewed calls for congressional term limits and raising questions about age and cognitive fitness in elected office.
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Now in her 18th term, Waters has served in Congress since 1991 and remains a key figure in national economic discussions.
However, incidents like this are fueling bipartisan concerns over mental acuity and the need for generational change in leadership.
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The moment adds to growing public sentiment that Washington needs fresh leadership—and a serious conversation about universal cognitive fitness standards for lawmakers.
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