LAWRENCE (UNITED STATES) - Democrat Elizabeth Warren on Saturday officially kicked off her 2020 White House run with a full-throated pledge to defend working Americans, unbowed by a row over her Native American ancestry that has threatened to nip her campaign in the bud. "Millions of families can barely breathe," Warren said, in a feisty speech that sounded a series of aggressively populist and unapologetically left-leaning themes. But it remained unclear how badly damaged Warren is by a stubborn controversy over her claim to Native American roots -- a claim Trump has seized upon to belittle her, mocking her as "Pocahontas." She called for steeper taxes on the rich, strong anti-corruption legislation, curbs on lobbyists and a defense of the climate. A determined Warren accomplished the task, she told a laughing crowd, "courtesy of three bags of M&Ms."

Source: Bangkok Post February 09, 2019 18:56 UTC