president obama honored these men in 2010. president george w. bush did the same back in 2001. and today it was president trump's turn to honor the men who risked their lives during world war ii, who used their indigenous language to create a secret code to help the u.s. marine corps transmit messages that could not be intercepted. the ceremony took place in the oval office under the watchful eye. the portrait of andrew jackson whose forcible removal of indians from their land became a death march for thousands known infamously as the trail of tears. and then our current president opened his mouth. >> i just want to thank you. because you are very, very special people. you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocahantas. but you know what? i like you.