Elizabeth Warren did not wait long to address the question that lingered over her visit to a Native American presidential candidate forum Monday in Iowa.
After thanking New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland, who had vigorously defended her minutes earlier, the Massachusetts senator quickly addressed her past claims to tribal heritage. Warren had drawn criticism over her decision last year to release the results of a DNA test that showed distant Native American ancestry. In the aftermath of that, she apologized, in public and private.
On Monday, she did so again.
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“Like anyone who’s being honest with themselves, I know that I have made mistakes. I am sorry for harm I have caused,” the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate said. “I have listened and I have learned — a lot. And I am grateful for the many conversations that we’ve had together.”
The audience had heard enough and applauded as Warren finished her thought and promised to continue her long partnership with Native communities “as President of the United States of America.” Over the next 20 minutes, at least two of the questioners onstage would say they hoped for the chance, one day soon, to address her by that title.
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