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Check to the national indigenous women's resource center. trump at first dismissing the dna test. then denying he made a $1 million pledge. >> i didn't -- you better read it again. >> reporter: but the dna report also suggested that she may be just 1/1024th native american. which says she should not have climbed minority status in the first place. the latest effort by warren to silence critics about her ethnicity that first began when she ran for the senate in 2012. back then, it was revealed she noted a native american lineage early in her career as a law professor. and she struggled for answ...

Raising and the criticism they've been leveling at her for years, saying it's only a tiny fraction of her bloodline that could be native american. up to 1/1,024th of a fraction, perhaps that little, if it were dating back ten generations. but nevertheless, warren trying to make the case very clearly that she did, in fact, have native american ancestry and there should be no questions about that going forward, as she released that very slickly produced video, 5 1/2 minutes in length, showcasing her family roots, brooke. >> so once upon a time, when one of the times the president was poking fun ...

From it. >> what do the facts say? >> reporter: the report indicates senator warren's native american ancestry is between six and ten generations back. that would make her as much as 1/32 or at least 1/1024 native person. president trump razzed her calling her pocohontas. this morning from the white house a different tone. >> i will give you $1 million for your favorite charity paid for by trump if you take the test and it shows you're an indian. >> reporter: this morning at the white house, the president denying that he ever said that. senator warren called the president out on twitter tellin...

Communicatio communications. he said argue all you want. why do it before a race? why did senator warren have to do her announcement now? why can't dems ever stay focused? three question marks? >> i think you raise a fair point. it's clear senator warren was right about all of this. probably will mean the racist slur the president's been using to describe her loses some of its punch. but i do wish she had waited a month. this is a big mid term coming up. >> dana: it is a huge midterms. the president would like nothing more than talk about this. if she is 1/1024 native american, did she benefit...

Family tree that ranges from 1/32 to 1/1024. we have former chair of the democratic national committee. and ceo of the democratic national convention committee. they're the authors behind the new book, there it is. "for colored girls who have considered politics". we'll get to your book in a moment. the president went onto say this. >> i hope she's running for president because i think she'd be very easy. i hope that she is running. i do not think she'd be difficult at all. she'll destroy the country. >> be careful what you wish for. you know what she will do? she will, i think, bring about ma...