Pocahontas descendant calls for apology from Warren
Claims by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., to have a heritage including Native American ancestry, which prompted President Trump to deride her as “Pocahontas” and commentators to reach further for a “Fauxahontas” label, continue to backfire.
Now the latest reaction comes from Debbie White Dove Porreco, who is a descendant of the actual Pocahontas, the famed 17th century Powhatan princess.
She appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and said bluntly, “It did prove that she wasn’t the Cherokee Indian that she was claiming to be for so long. I think she’s guilty of claiming she’s an American Indian but has no proof – and then [is] using it for applications for college and political reasons.”
She continued that Warren “needs to … apologize to everybody for what she has done.”...
