Franken Slams Trump For Again Calling Warren ‘Pocahontas’

Senator Al Franken speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA, on July 25, 2016. (Photo by Riccardo Savi) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) on Sunday criticized President Donald Trump for recently referring to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) as Pocahontas during a meeting with Republican and Democratic senators.

“I would have said something,” Franken said on Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“I’d have said, ‘Mr. President, with all due respect, that’s racist. Please stop doing that. I am on Indian Affairs. This is completely unacceptable. You really should stop doing that. It doesn’t serve anybody.’ Something like that,” he continued.

During a meeting with senators last week, Trump told Democrats,”Pocahontas is now the face of your party,” referring to Warren. Trump also called Warren “Pocahontas” during the campaign. The senator has discussed the past stories from her family about their Native American heritage.

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  1. I would have brought in that pastor from Flint, MI to scold Trump.

  2. Would Senate rule 19 apply to a senator who used this term to refer to Senator Warren on the Senate floor? Just wondering.

  3. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    And off the record, I’m guessing that Al would call trump a motherfucking racist shitgibbon.

    But I’m just guessing.

  4. Avatar for tsp tsp says:

    T rump just cannot help himself. He has the intellect and maturity of a 6-year old child.

    With hands to match.

  5. I hope Al keeps pushing the “Trump is Crazy” meme as he did on Bill Maher.
    It doesn’t take a brain surgeon ( I’m talking to you Ben Carson) to figure out there are more than a few screws loose.
    All it takes is a push on the emperor has no clothes idea and Trump will go over the edge

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