President Trump used a ceremony on Monday honoring Navajo code talkers’ service in World War II to insult a favorite target, Sen. Elizabeth Warren. But doing so at a White House event honoring Native American service to the country crosses a new threshold for the president. Warren, an Oklahoma native, has credited family lore for her belief that she has some Native American ancestry. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the White House press briefing said that she did not think that Trump’s use of the nickname for Warren was a racial slur. This post was updated with comments by Sen. Warren and the White House press secretary.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 27, 2017 20:21 UTC