Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who formed her exploratory committee for president Dec. 31, 2019, has been upended with more evidence that she misrepresented herself as a Native American. During the 2016 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump gave Warren a hard time for reports that she was listed at Harvard Law School as a Native American, when, in fact, she had no proof of ancestral heritage. Warren insisted at the time that her parents told her about her distant Cherokee ancestry, despite having no proof of tribal membership. Trump sarcastically referred to Warren as “Pocahontas” during the campaign to underscore her misrepresentation about her heritage to gain a career advantage while seeking employment at Harvard Law School. Warren blasted Trump in 2016 for being a racist, claiming she held precious family memories about her Native American ancestry.
Yesterday, the Washington Post found a 1986 Texas State Bar registration card showing, in Warren’s own handwriting, that she identified her race as “American Indian,” something that was no mistake or failed memory. Expected to announce Feb. 9 a formal run for the 2020 presidency, Warren no longer has the benefit of the doubt. No matter how much Democrats want to protect Warren, she’s got insoluble credibility problems, namely, lying about her racial identity whether admits it or not. Warren was so cocky in her Cherokee identity, presented the results of a DNA test Oct. 15, 2018 conducted by Stanford University biomedical professor Carlos Bustamante. Bustamante’s findings showed that Warren might have 1/64 to 1/1,024 native DNA, something so infinitesimal, it amounts to nothing. Warren’s DNA test was quickly denounced by the Cherokee nation.
Warren hoped publishing her DNA test would allay lingering questions of her Native American ancestry. “Using a DNA test to lay claim to any connection to the Cherokee Nation or any other tribal nation, even vaguely, is inappropriate and wrong,” said Chuck Hoskin Jr., Secretary of State of the Cherokee Nation. Once the rebuke took place, Warrant claims she personally apologized to the Cherokee nation for making misrepresentations with DNA or otherwise. Yesterday’s Washington Post finding of her Texas Bar registration card identifying her race as an “American Indian” proves that Warren clearly misrepresented her race. Expected to announce for president Friday, Warren should withdraw her nomination immediately and consider resigning from the U.S. Senate. Elected officials and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts can’t possibly trust her judgment any longer..
Apologizing for misrepresenting her identity isn’t enough when public officials must face intense scrutiny, especially running for president. Why Warren was not subjected to the same scrutiny when she ran for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s (D-Mass.) seat is anyone’s guess. “I can’t go back,” Warren said. “But I am sorry for furthering the confusion on tribal sovereignty and tribal citizenship and the harm that resulted,” continuing her denial over deliberate misrepresentation. There was no confusion in Warren checking off the box identifying herself as Native American. She knew she was Caucasian, despite vague family rumors that a distant relative might have been Native American. Democrats and her friends in the press can’t make any more excuses for Warren seeking to drag down the Democrat Party in 2020. Warrant must be told immediately to withdraw from the race.
Warren can’t possibly think that the Washington Post story will suddenly disappear. “The Texas bar registration card is significant, among other reasons, because it removes any doubt that Warren directly claimed the identity. In other instances. Warren has declined to say whether she or any assistant filled out the forms,” wrote the Post. Back in 2012, it was noted that Warren was listed at Harvard and University of Pennsylvania as a Native American,. Warren can’t have it both ways: Claiming, on the one hand, she knew nothing of the listings, and, on the other, she was proud of her Native American ancestry. Warren’s recent apology to the Cherokee Nation indicates that she’s in full-on damage control mode, hoping she can save her sinking ship. Truth be told, Warren’s no longer a viable presidential candidate, nor can she be taken seriously in the U.S. Senate.
Time has come for Democrat party officials to tell Warren to withdraw her 2020 presidential bid. Her presence on the campaign trail shows complete hypocrisy for the above-the-fray moral crusader for truth, justice and minority rights. Denounced by the Cherokee Nation for misrepresentation, it’s time for Warren to pay the price for distorting her racial background. Whether she got preferential treatment at Harvard or Penn, Warren’s misrepresentation showed her Machiavellian side, willing to say-or-do-anything to advance her career. Now that she’s been caught red handed, she’s apologizing profusely, hoping she can undo the damage. When she decided to test her DNA, Warren self-destructed, proving for all to see she had almost no Native American background. At 69-years-of-age, Warren’s almost certainly wrecked her chance of running for president.
