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Day. but, again, it was totally uncalled for in regards to mentioning pocahontas in this setting, especially in the fact that it had nothing to do with this gathering. this was all about honoring the code talkers, and rightly so. >> sonny, one more question. >> please zblie read that you want americans to know the proud history of native americans and their service to this country. and you say that the native people of america have voluntarily served with honor by per capita in larger numbers than any other race in america, in every conflict in defense of this country, we did not stoop to clai...

Doesn't mean it as a slur, and then people -- oh, it's fake news, it's not a slur, why are you reporting on it? come on, really? >> her job -- the reason she does that is because her job is contingent of her being a serial, congennettal liar. she probably has some tiny shriveled husk left in her soul where she realizes this is the wrong thing to do. >> barack obama's press secretary -- >> few presidents go out and sling racial overt code words like that, and crap on the dignity and legacy of code talkers, these heroic veterans. and then send their press secretary out to answer questions in a w...

Welcome back. oblivious, insensitive or trump being trump? you make the call. here's the president of the united states in a white house event honoring native american code talkers or world war two heros to sign the indian removal act that had native americans removed from their land at gunpoint. >> you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a represe representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocohontas. but you know what, i like you because you are special. >> that of course was the president's favorite nickname for elizabeth warren o...

Where we're respecting, honoring these people that sacrifice. some of them did not return from battlefields. and some of them were in prison. and were in war camps and things like that. and so in the middle of that, to throw in the word pocahontas that was used on the campaign trail and doesn't belong there is -- this is where we're honoring and respecting our veterans. especially our code talkers. and to put in a slur that has become racial, pocahontas, didn't belong there. it was inappropriate. it was not a time to do it. it was not the place to do it. this was a time to lift up the veterans...

And that's what happened yesterday. i have no information or feeling that the president was making an effort to insult native americans, i don't believe that was necessarily his intent, it was his intent to honor, however, whether it is his intent or not, the effect of using the name was insulting. it shows a lack of understanding and sensitivity. the setting itself, kind of smacked of a lack of sensitivity. behind the code talkers was a portrait of andrew jackson, so the setting itself was something that wasn't really reviewed by his staff. there are american indians that i know that won't ca...