New Hampshire Voter Confronts Elizabeth Warren on False Ancestry Claims

MODERATOR Next question comes ░░░░░░░░ Elizabeth Radecic Warren Hi ░░░░░░░░ Elizabeth is here Here ░░░░░░░░ go RADECIC We have ░░░░░░░░ few things In addition ░░░░░░░░ being blonde haired blue ░░░░░░░░ Elizabeths we also Warren ░░░░░░░░ had to acquire mine ░░░░░░░░ RADECIC We re both ░░░░░░░░ teachers Warren Oh yes ░░░░░░░░ I also taught special ░░░░░░░░ for a little while ░░░░░░░░ you know we both ░░░░░░░░ a heart for service ░░░░░░░░ we live our lives ░░░░░░░░ serve others We also ░░░░░░░░ in common that we ░░░░░░░░ a family narrative where ░░░░░░░░ we were told throughout ░░░░░░░░ lives wasn t necessarily ░░░░░░░░ came out once we ░░░░░░░░ our 23andMe tests In ░░░░░░░░ case it was the ░░░░░░░░ great grandmother that did ░░░░░░░░ exist Where we differ ░░░░░░░░ that I m the ░░░░░░░░ of three year old ░░░░░░░░ and my three Warren ░░░░░░░░ you re busy RADECIC ░░░░░░░░ am And my three ░░░░░░░░ old twins are black ░░░░░░░░ so it s given ░░░░░░░░ a totally different perspective ░░░░░░░░ the purpose of affirmative ░░░░░░░░ because even though I ░░░░░░░░ give my children everything ░░░░░░░░ the world my children ░░░░░░░░ age three and a ░░░░░░░░ have already faced racism ░░░░░░░░ s why we have ░░░░░░░░ action So I struggle ░░░░░░░░ your decisions earlier in ░░░░░░░░ career to self identify ░░░░░░░░ state documents as Native ░░░░░░░░ I feel that that ░░░░░░░░ the reason why we ░░░░░░░░ those affirmative action categories ░░░░░░░░ how do you overcome ░░░░░░░░ bridge with voters like ░░░░░░░░ who like you who ░░░░░░░░ your plans who like ░░░░░░░░ you have to say ░░░░░░░░ that have concerns about ░░░░░░░░ honesty Warren So I ░░░░░░░░ up out in Oklahoma ░░░░░░░░ like most people my ░░░░░░░░ and I learned about ░░░░░░░░ we are from our ░░░░░░░░ and our dad My ░░░░░░░░ is very important to ░░░░░░░░ And based on that ░░░░░░░░ decades ago I identified ░░░░░░░░ way But nothing about ░░░░░░░░ way I identified ever ░░░░░░░░ anything to do with ░░░░░░░░ academic career The Boston ░░░░░░░░ did an extensive piece ░░░░░░░░ that about a year ░░░░░░░░ Even so I shouldn ░░░░░░░░ have done it I ░░░░░░░░ not a person of ░░░░░░░░ I am not a ░░░░░░░░ of a tribe And ░░░░░░░░ ve apologized for any ░░░░░░░░ over tribal sovereignty tribal ░░░░░░░░ and any harm caused ░░░░░░░░ that.”