Trump praises Native Americans and uses racial slur in the same sentence

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You may have survived Thanksgiving with your racist uncle, but President Donald Trump won’t let that feeling of relief last long.

At an event honoring the Navajo code talkers who played a vital role in the U.S. military during World War II, Trump couldn’t stop himself from making a racist dig at Sen. Elizabeth Warren, calling her “Pocahontas.”

After three of the 13 remaining Navajo code talker veterans had the chance to share their history in the Oval Office on Monday, the president got up to give his remarks. The Navajo code talkers served in the Marine corps during World War II, communicating top-secret messages in a code derived from their complex native language.   Read more…

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