Donald Trump tried to take Representative Ilhan Omar for criticizing Israel, joining the bandwagon in calling her remarks Anti-Semitic. Now I’m not hear to judge her statements. That’s a can of worms I’ll let other folks debate. But for Donald Trump to criticize a public official for being prejudice and making insensitive statements, especially calling on them to resign…that’s bound to fall on some deaf ears. Especially when he couldn’t go 24 hours without calling Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas” again, and making a crude joke comparing a presidential campaign and the genocide of indigenous peoples. No, he doesn’t have much clout in the sensitivity department, I’m afraid.
Let’s be honest. This whole Native American ancestry thing with Elizabeth Warren has gotten out of hand. I mean, it was out of hand the second Trump started calling Warren “Pocahontas”, as it was just insensitive and inappropriate. It got worse when he demanded she take a DNA test, but I’m honestly, Warren didn’t do herself or anyone else any favors by acquiescing. I know the idea was for her to shove the whole thing back in Trump’s face, but it was never going to work out that way. Trump would always lie about things he’s said, how he said them, and he would always move the line. And the end result is that no one looks good and the Native American communities end up feeling mocked. Now Lindsey Graham is talking about getting his own test to prove he’s more Native than Warren and it’s just…where does this stop? The only thing that Graham’s test is going to prove is that he’s an ass, and frankly I think most of us already knew that.
Remember when Donald Trump pledged to donate a million dollars to a charity of Elizabeth Warren’t choice if she took a test to prove her Native American ancestry? Donald Trump doesn’t seem to remember. When confronted with that promise, he actually said “I didn’t say that. You better read it again.” Ok. Let’s all read it again.
“I will give you a million dollars to your favorite charity, paid for by Trump, if you take the test and it shows you’re an Indian.”
Well…I just read it, again and again, and I’m pretty sure he said it. What’s worse (for him) is that the publicity and specificity, he might have just screwed himself out of a million bucks. According to the awesomely informative website Law and Crime, this ‘fits the textbook definition of an offer to enter into a unilateral contract.” And they suggest Warren’s lawyers might have a pretty strong case. Whether she’ll feel emboldened to take this to court is another matter, but it would be interesting to say the least if she did.
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