Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ Racial Slur Stuns Families of Navajo War Vets
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Families of Navajo war veterans who were honored at the White House say they were dumbfounded that President Donald Trump used the event to take a political jab at a Massachusetts senator, demeaning their work with an unbreakable code that helped the U.S. win World War II. Trump turned to a nickname…
via Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ jab stuns families of Navajo war vets — Chicago Sun-Times
Posted on 11/28/2017, in politics, Uncategorized and tagged Donald Trump, Native Americans, Navajo, Pocahontas, racial slur. Bookmark the permalink. 11 Comments.
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What a bunch of awfulness. The slur. The Jackson portrait. The politicizing of this event. Speaking of Jackson, for all that he’s praised in some circles, I hope that people do realize that to some, having a Jackson portrait in the background of celebrations for American Indians is the equivalent of having a Hitler portrait in the background of celebrations for Jews.
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Brendan,
I’ve had many speechless moments since November 2016. This is another one of those times.
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We can’t expect any better from an ignorant, common man with no class.
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John,
My confession; when he won, I thought well, he’s president. He’ll either be presidential or his advisers will keep him silent. That hope didn’t last for long. He has taken the position of president to give him authority to be rude and insulting because no one can do a darn thing about it.
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No one WILL do a darn thing about it.
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It’s like having a 300 lb. 3-year old taking over the house. He can’t be shut up. He can’t be sat down. He won’t listen to parents. He disrespects grown-ups.
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Well, at least he didn’t tell them how many Native Americans really, really love and voted for him bigly.
https://twitter.com/johnpmcneil02/status/935253139434991621
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My guess is that some staff member did a couple of seconds of research into “presidents” and “Native Americans” and came up with a return for Andrew Jackson, just like one did thinking that Frederick Douglas is still alive.
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https://twitter.com/SafiMaasai/status/935345996296609792
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I have deep respect for these two Navaho codebreakers, WWII Veterans!
They must ALWAYS be HONORED! I hope they know that I and thousands upon thousands of other Americans will always honor them.
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