A Massachusetts conservative political action committee plans to come after Elizabeth Warren as she officially enters the 2020 presidential race.
The “Stop Pocahontas” PAC is also calling for the second-term senator to not only drop her name from the 2020 Democratic ballot but also resign from Congress for lying about her claims of Native American heritage.
“She’s been lying to Massachusetts voters for years and she should be held responsible for that,” co-chairwoman of “Stop Pocahontas,” Holly Robichaud, said, according to the Boston Herald. “She stole a minority position and if she was a Republican, she’d be out of office already.”
The PAC also says she should resign because she lied again when denying that she made those claims to benefit her career.
Warren, who launched a presidential exploratory committee on the last day of 2018, is officially entering the Democratic primary race Saturday.
The Massachusetts senator’s heritage has been the center of controversy and put her on shaky ground as she enters an already-crowded Democratic primary race.
On more than one known occasion, Warren claimed to be Native American on employment documents for employment — once when applying for a law school professorship and another instance when filling out a Texas Bar registration card.
She has also touted her heritage during her time as a lawmaker.
President Trump, who often calls the senator “Pocahontas,” said that he would donate $1 million to a charity of her choosing if she were to take a DNA test to prove that she is of aboriginal descent.
She took the test last year and publicized the results, which indicated she was as little as 1/1024th Native American, a lower percentage than the average European American.
