Donald Trump with a World War II veteran during an event honouring Native American ‘Code Talkers’ at the White House on Monday. Photo: BloombergWashington: US President Donald Trump punctuated a meeting with Native American military veterans on Monday by calling Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas”—a racially-tinged nickname he’s deployed for years to belittle one of his chief Democratic antagonists. Trump calls Warren “Pocahontas” as a jab at her self-identification as being of Native American heritage. “Goofy Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, pretended to be a Native American in order to advance her career. The prejudice that Native American people face is an unfortunate historical legacy.” Bloomberg

Source: Mint November 28, 2017 15:45 UTC