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    Trump Brings Up 'Pocahontas' At Event Honoring Navajo Code Talkers

    In an event honoring Native Americans, Trump used a term widely seen as a racial slur to refer to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. The president has frequently used the name to demean her on Twitter.
    by Jessica Taylor Nov 27, 2017 2 minutes
    President Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House during an event to honor Native American Code Talkers who served in World War II.

    President Trump decided to bring up one of his favorite nicknames during an event honoring Navajo Code Talkers — but it's one that is widely seen as a slur offensive to Native Americans.

    "You were here long before any of us were here," Trump told the men who were being honored for their service during World War II,

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