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Peggy Flanagan’s Native Senate pitch revives Warren ancestry saga
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Key Points:
- Minnesota Democratic Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan is highlighting the historic prospect of becoming the first Native American woman in the U.S. Senate, emphasizing her Ojibwe heritage and the absence of Native voices in the Senate.
- Flanagan's campaign fundraising email drew attention to her endorsement by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, whose past claims of Native American identity sparked controversy and who has since clarified she is not a person of color or tribal citizen.
- The email prompted criticism and mockery from conservative commentators and social media users, referencing Warren’s disputed Native American ancestry and past political disputes, including President Trump's "Pocahontas" nickname.
- Despite the backlash, Warren supported Flanagan in the Minnesota Democratic Senate primary, but neither Flanagan’s campaign nor Warren’s office responded to Fox News requests for comment.
