Sadly, I don’t think this one will turn out well for Trump. Making the Pocahontas reference in front of American Indians, and highly respected Code Talkers at that, was a mistake. There was apparently a dead silence after he said that.
In short, Trump forgot the first rule of public speaking: KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE!
“”KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE!””
How about THINK before you SPEAK!!
I can’t imagine the two WWII veterans have anything but contempt for a woman who would take a job away from a deserving Native American scholar by falsely claiming to be a Native American. However, in what for any veteran would be a solemn and important meeting they stifled their desire to express their opinion so that President Trump could do the talking.
This Cherokee blogger is the one that blew the lid off Warren’s phony claim:
http://www.pollysgranddaughter.com/p/elizabeth-warren-information.html
I wouldn’t necessarily assume the Navajo don’t agree about this most prominent member of the Wannabi tribe.
You seem to think that the Navajo are a people without a sense of humor. Or a people who don’t understand the use of irony. They may not be much for laughing out loud, ha-ha, but I’m sure the Navajo from Cameron to Kayenta and throughout the Rez into the far reaches of New Mexico understood the point the President was trying to make.
I happen to agree with you. Code Talkers deserved their time with the President to be a respectful meeting, without any jokes, slams, name calling. It’s not funny to me at all, it’s not the time nor the place for comments about Warren.
We didn’t like Obama’s slams and jokes against Tea Party folks, Christians, Bible holders, gun clingers, the middle finger scratching his nose episodes.
Boo-hoo-hoo!