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20.10.18

Maham Abedi // Nikki Haley makes ‘Indian’ jokes about Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test - National | Globalnews.ca - The diplomat delivered the keynote address at an event for the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, making jokes about the Democrat senator whose heritage has been the centre of her discord with the president. This week, Warren sought to end U.S. President Donald Trump‘s criticisms that she is not actually Native American by taking a DNA test. The test concluded that Warren has a pure Native American ancestor who probably lived six to 10 generations ago and that it was impossible to determine the individual’s tribal connection. -- -- Bristow Marchant // Nikki Haley jokes she’s ‘Indian’ like Elizabeth Warren | The State - “Actually, when the president found out that I was Indian American, he asked me if I was from the same tribe as Elizabeth Warren,” Haley told the New York fundraiser. Trump had previously pledged to donate $1 million to charity if Warren could prove a Native American connection, but dismissed the offer Monday after the DNA results were released, telling reporters at the White House, “Who cares?” -- Mary Chastain // Nikki Haley: 'You wanted an Indian woman, but Elizabeth Warren failed her DNA test' - “I do understand why you invited me. Two years ago President Trump was here and he made some waves with his remarks — apparently no one here could have predicted that,” Haley told the crowd. “So last year you went with [House Speaker] Paul Ryan, who’s a Boy Scout, and that’s fine but a little boring, so this year you wanted to spice things up again, right? I get it. You wanted an Indian woman, but Elizabeth Warren failed her DNA test.” Warren faced backlash for misrepresenting her Native American heritage after a DNA test showed she is likely between 1/64 and 1/1,204 American Indian. Conversely, Haley’s parents immigrated from India and after she was elected governor, she became the first Indian-American to hold office in South Carolina. (RELATED: Elizabeth Warren Defends The Release Of Her DNA Test) “Actually, when the president found out that I was Indian American he asked me if I was from the same tribe as Elizabeth Warren,” Haley joked.