A DNA test showing that Sen. Elizabeth Warren has Native American ancestry is “completely irrelevant to the process” of determining her tribal identity, the Cherokee secretary of state told NPR’s Morning Edition.
Chuck Hoskin was also critical of President Trump, saying he “should not be calling her ‘Pocahontas,’ ” and that he “should be looking into what the needs of Indian Country are, because the needs are there.”
Trump has continued to attack the Massachusetts senator and potential 2020 rival on Twitter, charging Tuesday morning “that her claims of being of Indian heritage have turned out to be a scam and a lie” and saying she “should apologize for perpetrating this fraud against the American Public.”
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