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Skepticism & Pocahontas jokes: Twitter reacts to news Elizabeth Warren running for president in 2020
With a mere 673 days until the 2020 US presidential election, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren has announced the formation of an “exploratory committee” to consider a run for the highest office in the land.
In American politics jargon, this means the Democratic senator is most definitely running for president. Warren had repeatedly been named as a possible 2020 candidate since 2016 and even earlier, so her candidacy has come as no surprise to pundits.
But as ever, Twitter was there to react to Warren’s early announcement, which she made with an accompanying video laying out her 2020 vision.
Every person in America should be able to work hard, play by the same set of rules, & take care of themselves & the people they love. That’s what I’m fighting for, & that’s why I’m launching an exploratory committee for president. I need you with me: https://t.co/BNl2I1m8OXpic.twitter.com/uXXtp94EvY
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) December 31, 2018
For conservatives, much of the response was comedic and dismissive, with some referring to Warren as “Pocahontas” — the nickname US President Donald Trump uses for the senator due to her claims of Native American ancestry. Warren took a DNA test earlier this year to prove the link, but the Cherokee Nation called the move “inappropriate and wrong.” Some also joked that they had “reservations” about Warren’s run.
Pocahontas “Elizabeth Warren” forms 2020 exploratory committee
Why do we call her Pocahontas?
Because her career was flatlining for years, so she then created a fake Native American heritage to use affirmative action to her advantage at Harvard and then lied about it for years
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) December 31, 2018
I have big reservations about Elizabeth Warren running. Get it?
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 31, 2018
Guys I just heard about Elizabeth Warren 2020 and I dunno, I have some reservations about this
— Jack Posobiec
