Monday, November 27, 2017

Why Did Trump Have To Bring Up Elizabeth Warren When Honoring Native American WWII Veterans?

Let me begin by saying that I don't think President Trump was making a racial slur when he used the term Pochahontas to describe Elizabeth Warren while honoring Navajo Code Talkers from the Second World War. In it of itself Pochahontas isn't derogatory. Warren's claim to being a Native American is dubious and it led to the nickname "Fauxchahontas" which is still a sore point for her.


But why is Trump bringing up Warren at all? Why can't Trump give people their due without making it about himself? This was their moment in the sun and Trump, true to form, ruined it.

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