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Maxine Waters Puts Stamp of Approval on 'Reclaiming My Time' Gospel Remix

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Broadway's Mykal Kilgore sings Waters's political catchphrase in stunning harmony. 

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California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, a vocal proponent of impeaching Donald Trump, was not the one Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin should have tried to mess with during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee when he deflected her questions with flattery and general ignorance of the rules. Waters, while attempting to get to the bottom of the Trump administration's connection to foreign banks, coined the now-viral phrase "reclaiming my time" with each millisecond of her questioning that Mnuchin attempted to eat up. Now there's a viral gospel remix of "Reclaiming My Time" from Broadway performer Mykal Kilgore that Waters has stamped with her approval.

Kilgore, whose Broadway credits include Motown the Musical and Hair, has also appeared in the first national tour of The Book of Mormon and the world premiere of Marley, and has performed several cabaret shows throughout New York City, and now he's caught the attention of the nation. The women of The View praised his remix on Monday's show.

Watch Waters shred Mnuchin as she reclaims her time (it gears up at about the one-minute mark).

Watch Kilgore's fabulous homage to Waters.

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Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP of Editorial and Special Projects at equalpride. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP of Editorial and Special Projects at equalpride. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.