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WhiteTara

(29,676 posts)
Sat May 28, 2016, 01:39 PM May 2016

Trump doubles down on Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas’ attack after Native American woman calls him ‘of

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-doubles-down-elizabeth-warren-000000314.html?nhp=1

Donald Trump repeatedly mocked Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., as “Pocahontas” at a press conference in North Dakota on Thursday, even as a Native American woman present at the event interrupted to call his comments “offensive.”

“That’s very offensive. Sorry,” the woman said.

“Is that offensive? You tell me,” Trump asked.

The woman replied that she was offended, and Trump quickly repeated the phrase.

“Oh, oh really — oh, I’m sorry about that,“ Trump said before turning to a reporter who had asked about Warren, immediately using the term again. “Pocahontas. Is that what you said?”
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mnhtnbb

(31,317 posts)
1. Why doesn't somebody call him "Little Penis, Big Mouth" and see if he repeats that
Sat May 28, 2016, 01:41 PM
May 2016

or considers it offensive?

Maybe they could get him to react by dropping trou, and that would get him out of the race for good.

mainer

(12,013 posts)
3. Is there a Native American word for "little penis"?
Sat May 28, 2016, 01:48 PM
May 2016

That would be sweet if it became his new nickname.

mnhtnbb

(31,317 posts)
4. It could vary depending upon the language of different groups
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:23 PM
May 2016

but why make people guess?

Why not just call him what he is? Piss him off?

mainer

(12,013 posts)
5. Because it'll be more fun this way. Everyone will ask, "what's that word mean?"
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:59 PM
May 2016

And we can roll out the meaning with great fanfare.

saltpoint

(50,986 posts)
2. Trump has said he might consider
Sat May 28, 2016, 01:45 PM
May 2016

Scott Brown as his veep nom. If Hillary is the Democratic nominee and Elizabeth Warren her veep nom, the vice presidential debates would be quite an evening, IMO.

Trump is a racist monster.

Jeffersons Ghost

(15,235 posts)
7. Obviously, he mocked a Native American woman too...
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:10 PM
May 2016

His tone of voice is not reflected in this quote. I heard the Trump comment.

OldHippieChick

(2,434 posts)
9. I am no shrink and do not play one on t.v., but
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:23 PM
May 2016

seems to me one of two things is going on - he is trying to sabotage himself or he just can't help himself. I have to believe the latter and cannot believe he will be able to control himself down the road. No one around him will be able to convince him to rein himself in as he believes he is a winner and can say or do whatever he wants and people will follow like sheep. His railing on the "Mexican" judge followed by this. Maybe it's wishful thinking, but he's going to implode when he starts getting actual hard questions and yes, I'm being optimistic, but I do believe that day will come.

WhiteTara

(29,676 posts)
10. I look forward to that judge taking him apart
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:36 PM
May 2016

piece by piece in the courtroom.

And he seems to think that he really can really kill someone on 5th Ave and he won't lose any supporters.

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