Trump's 'Pocahontas' jab at Elizabeth Warren draws the ire of Native Americans

On Tuesday, the White House proclaimed November as Native American Heritage Month. On Friday, President Trump took jab at a political foe using a name that many Native Americans consider a slur.

He's invoked Pocahontas before in jabbing Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).

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Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said the president's words suggest that he is out of touch with Native Americans.

Indian Country columnist Ruth Hopkins said Trump is mocking Native American women by invoking Pocahontas, a member of an Algonquian tribe encountered by English captain John Smith on an expedition in Virginia.

And the chief ethics lawyer for former President George W. Bush called out President Trump for his words.

Author and radio host Roben Farzad said someone in the business community would be fired for Trump's actions.

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