Twitter Melts Down After Trump Revives ‘Pocahontas’ Slur Against Elizabeth Warren
There’s a good number of Twitter users who are irate with President Trump for reverting to his racially-charged attacks against Elizabeth Warren.
Earlier today, the president issued several tweets saying that the Justice Department needs to investigate Hillary Clinton over the revelations from Warren and Donna Brazile about how the 2016 primaries were rigged against Bernie Sanders. During this tweetstorm, Trump brought back his derogatory nickname for the Massachusetts senator.
Pocahontas just stated that the Democrats, lead by the legendary Crooked Hillary Clinton, rigged the Primaries! Lets go FBI & Justice Dept.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2017
Plenty of people are responding to that tweet, and it seems they would’ve preferred it if the president lost his Twitter privileges a little longer than he did yesterday:
(Stefon voice) “This Trump tweet has everything: Rank authoritarianism, cartoonish racism, third-grade spelling…” https://t.co/GqYU5ixM8t
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 3, 2017
this is a racial slur. period. https://t.co/gtmiSQ3ZhV
— Barbara Kollmeyer (@bkollmeyer) November 3, 2017
Boy, there’s a lot in here. https://t.co/8863iwCG1H
— Willie Geist (@WillieGeist) November 3, 2017
Another call for prosecuting his political opponents but with a slur mixed in. https://t.co/k4ro79GKpi
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) November 3, 2017
Can Mueller just hurry up and indict someone and shut this orange buffoon up for a day? https://t.co/08FS37Tm8d
— Eliot Higgins (@EliotHiggins) November 3, 2017
Fuck you, you set-by-example bully.
— Steve Porter (@djsteveporter) November 3, 2017
“Pocahontas”? Another jab at Sen. Warren because she has Native American ancestors? Whoever sent this Tweet is a bigot. https://t.co/i6zG5MhOMv
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) November 3, 2017
The President *again* referring to Elizabeth Warren, a woman with Native American ancestry as “Pocahontas”? How is this not flat out racism? https://t.co/4FRKCNXzc9
— Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) November 3, 2017
Native Americans have repeatedly told you directly they find your use of This name racist. I’m reporting this tweet.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) November 3, 2017
Nothing like using a racial slur when trying to get ur base excited. We are just a few indictments from you using the N word https://t.co/BSHJ3dmXzw
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@Deanofcomedy) November 3, 2017
As for how Warren is reacting? Well..
I understand your desperation to change the subject, @realDonaldTrump. Your campaign mgr was just indicted for conspiracy against the US. https://t.co/Bazcx4IbX2
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) November 3, 2017
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