President Donald Trump took aim at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) during his joint address to Congres, reviving his long-standing nickname for her—“Pocahontas.” Warren later dismissed Trump’s speech as “a fantasy,” brushing off the insult and criticising his overall message.
During his address, Trump turned his attention to Warren, using the nickname he has frequently deployed in past years to mock her.
Warren responded with a grin, clapping as Trump made his remarks, unfazed by the insult.
Trump has previously attacked Warren over her past claims of Native American ancestry, a controversy that has followed her since 2012 when reports surfaced that she listed herself as Native American in a national law school directory.
When asked by reporters about being singled out, Warren shrugged off Trump’s comments, saying she was not surprised.
"No," she said. "The whole speech was a fantasy that Donald Trump tries to construct."
She did not address the insult directly, instead focusing on what she saw as Trump’s misleading rhetoric throughout his speech.
Other Democrats also criticized Trump’s mockery of Warren, including Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who called it “low-rent” and unpresidential.”
"That’s kind of a low-rent thing you don’t expect from a president of the United States," Durbin said.
Trump has mocked Warren as “Pocahontas” for years, referencing the controversy surrounding her Native American ancestry claims.
In 2018, Warren took a DNA test, revealing that while she had some Native American ancestry dating back six to ten generations, the results confirmed that her heritage was predominantly European.
Trump and Republicans seized on the findings, accusing Warren of exaggerating her ancestry for career advancement. The controversy resurfaced during the 2020 presidential campaign, when Warren attempted to put the issue to rest, but Trump continued to use the nickname in speeches and debates.
Warren, a prominent politican, has long been one of Trump’s most vocal critics, frequently clashing with him over policy and his leadership style.
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