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There's been a great deal of chatter this afternoon, that Sen Warren has been 'badly' and 'greatly' damaged by this. Seems pale by comparison to what didn't damage Trump in 16, but that's the word & this DOES matter.. I hope that she overcomes it. politico.com/story/2019/02/…
2-"Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) apologized repeatedly on Wednesday for identifying as American Indian on her Texas State Bar registration card, but she also suggested that it might not be the only document on which she labeled herself as such..Warren has apologized for
3-" identifying as American Indian, and The Boston Globe released an investigation in September establishing that the senator's meteoric rise through academia was not aided by her perceived heritage. The senator also personally apologized to Bill John Baker, principal chief of
4-"the Cherokee Nation, after the DNA test. But the Texas Bar registration raises new questions of whether there are any other documents on which she claimed to be Native American. When asked on Wednesday whether there were, Warren reiterated that she filled out paperwork at
5-"the time in line with the family stories she grew up with. “So all I know is during this time period, this is consistent with what I did because it was based on my understanding from my family's stories,“ Warren said on Wednesday. “But family stories are not the same as tribal
6-"citizenship.“ When a reporter asked Warren whether she would drop out of the presidential race, she said, “Thank you,” and walked away."
~politico
~politico
