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Rollo

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2. I just saw a news clip of Trump's meeting with the Navaho code talkers...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 10:42 AM

Nov 2017

He had the ceremony take place under the portrait in the Oval Office of perhaps the most Native American unfriendly of all US presidents: Andrew Jackson.

Talk about tone deaf, if not outright racist.

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But Sarah Huckleberry Sanders says she wasn't offended by it! marble falls Nov 2017 #1

That's MurrayDelph Nov 2017 #23

Well, that's okay then NastyRiffraff Nov 2017 #24

SHS is an arse in her own right. Sneederbunk Nov 2017 #28

I just saw a news clip of Trump's meeting with the Navaho code talkers... Rollo Nov 2017 #2

I wish they all had shown the whole ceremony. ginnyinWI Nov 2017 #5

They Did kwalter66 Nov 2017 #27

cspan had the ceremony. plus one of the msnbc shows last night showe riversedge Nov 2017 #31

It was The Last Word, which is at the link I posted. ginnyinWI Nov 2017 #40

trump couldnt have done worse if he referred to them as 'redskins' samnsara Nov 2017 #3

Or broken into a War Dance LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2017 #11

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A lot of Americans have family lore of partial Native American ancestry... Rollo Nov 2017 #15

I'd love to see actual proof emerge of Warren's partial Native American heritage. LiberalLovinLug Nov 2017 #38

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So true Farmer-Rick Nov 2017 #7

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I'll watch Chris Hayes' show later PJMcK Nov 2017 #33

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Why, my goodness, I actually used to date a Jewish girl. pangaia Nov 2017 #17

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Racist POS. sarcasmo Nov 2017 #44