So, um, in case you missed it, Donald Trump brought the cringe today when he spoke to Navajo code talkers. And when we say cringe, we mean cringe:
!!! Trump, at event honouring Native American code talkers, calls Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas." Full quote:
"You were here long before any of us were here. Although we have a representative in Congress who they say was here a long time ago. They call her Pocahontas."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 27, 2017
People were joking that Trump was going to disparage Warren as "Pocahontas" at an event honouring Native veterans. Trump…just…did it.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 27, 2017
Trump is holding this event honouring Native American code talkers, and insulting Warren as "Pocahontas," in front of a portrait of president Andrew Jackson, who signed the Indian Removal Act. pic.twitter.com/UoJpoOsoNC
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 27, 2017
The video is … even worse:
MOMENTS AGO: Pres. Trump at White House event honoring Navajo code talkers, makes joke about "Pocahontas" Sen. Elizabeth Warren. pic.twitter.com/PgdhbxBrfT
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) November 27, 2017
That moment was awful on so many levels. We’ve actually lost count of the number of levels.
I always think Trump can't surprise me anymore and I'm always wrong https://t.co/fJYoq1oe7w
— Leon Wolf (@LeonHWolf) November 27, 2017
.@IvankaTrump Asking again to please tell Dad it’s FAUXcahontas. FAUX. For the love of god. https://t.co/7cOkRhcSsg
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) November 27, 2017
Beyond parody.
P.s the joke is supposed to use “fauxahontas” because the whole point is that Warren pretended to be Native American to advance her career. https://t.co/jwG84wFf5r
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 27, 2017
the Pocahontas ad lib is terrible and the Jackson portrait is atrocious but the real honest-to-god condescension is the awkward shoulder pat and "but you know what, I like you" https://t.co/dwiqgRusHI
— kilgore trout was in the loop (@KT_So_It_Goes) November 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/935242189814358016
I want Donald Trump to be humiliated, except humiliation requires a level of self-awareness that I don't think he is capable of https://t.co/Bf1KwPmRr6
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) November 27, 2017
Sometimes a picture really is worth a 1,000 words. That's the portrait of Pres. Andrew Jackson presiding over another ugly Trump moment. https://t.co/WBazYasRt2
— Bryan S. Myrick (@BryanMyrick) November 27, 2017
Indian stuff aside: It's not appropriate for a president to use a ceremony honoring veterans to attack a specific political opponent.
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) November 27, 2017
A. In reference to Elizabeth Warren, "Faux/Po/cahontas" isn't a racial slur, it's joking about her laughable claim to Native ancestry
B. Throwing it out at a ceremony to honor Navajo Code Talkers takes a world class buffoonhttps://t.co/swjTUJ7g9l— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) November 27, 2017
The "Pocahontas" stuff against Warren is exhibit Z in the never-ending case of how Trump takes legitimate conservative gripes and makes them completely politically toxic
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) November 27, 2017
It’s awful, all right. But you know what doesn’t help?
Trump comments on Elizabeth Warren's heritage at event honoring Native American code talkers:
"You were here long before any of us were here. Although we have a representative in Congress who they say was here a long time ago. They call her Pocahontas." https://t.co/lKSNecEXfu
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 27, 2017
Elizabeth Warren’s what, now?
IT ISN’T HER HERITAGE. https://t.co/Qq6qD72aj2
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 27, 2017
Dear Media,
You guys know that Warren isn't Native American, right?
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/Hella_Right/status/935246005167120384
Holy cow, NBC. Sen. Warren is not of Native American heritage. Pres. Trump's comments are tactless (normal) but don't make her a victim. https://t.co/AdISqFOV0e
— Bryan S. Myrick (@BryanMyrick) November 27, 2017
But she’s always a victim!
https://twitter.com/gdebenedetti/status/935241663596900353
https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/935242781328596993
Know what else is deeply unfortunate?
It was also deeply unfortunate that the voters of Massachusetts gave their approval to a person who falsely claimed to belong to a minority group to advance her career, and yet here we are. https://t.co/hyASkJrSTx
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) November 27, 2017
Here we are.
.@realDonaldTrump racial slur ricocheting around the world https://t.co/0x3yV5jHaB
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) November 27, 2017
WH press sec says "Pocahontas" is not a racial slur. (Fact check: it is.) https://t.co/tRW5H7ILcn
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 27, 2017
Pocahontas is a Disney princess.
Also, Elizabeth Warren isn't Native American.
Where's the slur, Jim? https://t.co/GGD8aVc6w1
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 27, 2017
It’s in there somewhere!
Naturally, White House Press Corps is far more outraged over Trump calling out Warren for faking her heritage than they are over Warren faking her heritage.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 27, 2017
It is a racial slur for Warren to call herself Native American. https://t.co/Dve9FJETir
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 27, 2017
What @realDonaldTrump said about my partner @SenWarren is a slur. It disparages the Native American war heroes, standing right beside the President, who risked their lives to protect his right to make such a disgusting comment.
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) November 27, 2017
Your partner lied about being indigenous for professional advancement and spurned outreach from actual nation representatives. The portrait behind them was the founder of your party who sent indigenous Americans on the trail of genocide. https://t.co/iAvpex1IwH
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 27, 2017
If only the media and their Democrat party were as angry at Elizabeth Warren’s racist appropriation of indigenous American culture for personal gain as they are at Trump for mentioning it. You have no moral high ground here.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 27, 2017
Everything is terrible. And so is Elizabeth Warren.
Do Democrats realize just how unlikable this woman is? https://t.co/HNLZvbRB2r
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 27, 2017
Editor’s note: As more members of the MSM have come to Warren’s defense and are referring to “Pocahontas” as a racial slur, we’ve updated the headline of this post to read “media” as opposed to just “NBC News.” This post has also been updated with additional tweets.