The tribute to aging vets, called 'code talkers,' who helped keep allied operations secret during World War II, was marred by Trump who used the press time Monday to slam his rival - Senator Elizabeth Warren - calling her Pocahontas.
'It was uncalled for,' said Marty Thompson, whose great uncle was a Navajo code talker.
'He can say what he wants when he's out doing his presidential business among his people, but when it comes to honoring veterans or any kind of people, he needs to grow up and quit saying things like that,' Thompson added to
President Trump returned to his own kind of code talking Monday by deriding Senator Elizabeth Warren as ‘‘Pocahontas’’ at a White House event honoring Native American war heroes who protect U.S. battlefield
'It was uncalled for,' said Marty Thompson, whose great uncle was a Navajo code talker.
'He can say what he wants when he's out doing his presidential business among his people, but when it comes to honoring veterans or any kind of people, he needs to grow up and quit saying things like that,' Thompson added to
President Trump returned to his own kind of code talking Monday by deriding Senator Elizabeth Warren as ‘‘Pocahontas’’ at a White House event honoring Native American war heroes who protect U.S. battlefield