Donald Trump Uses Derogatory Term “Pocahontas” Again

KEENE, NH - SEPTEMBER 25: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a Town Hall at Keene State College on September 25, 2019 in Keene, New Hampshire. Warren's candidacy has been surging recently, with some polls showing her leading or virtually tied with Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic field. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

While much of the nation is going through sensitivity training, Donald Trump missed the memo. He took to Twitter today to rage against Elizabeth Warren, using an offensive term for native Americans. This is something he has done several times before, but now it feels more inappropriate than ever.

This is why no one believes you care about race relations.
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) June 11, 2020

As The Washington Post has written before:

People all along the political spectrumhave criticized Trump for wielding the moniker “Pocahontas” as a weapon. It is crass and degrading of Native American people. But this is not just a racial joke made in poor taste. Trump’s choice of “Pocahontas” reflects a deeply complicated history of ancestry and white racial fantasy.