The founder of the Hastings College of the Law masterminded the killings of hundreds of Native Americans. The school, tribal members and alumni disagree about what should be done now.
CNN has dropped Rick Santorum as a senior political commentator amid controversy over recent disparaging remarks the former senator made about Native Americans. Driving the news: Speaking at a Young America's Foundation event last month, Santorum said, "We birthed a nation from nothing — I mean, there was nothing here. I mean, yes, we have Native Americans, but candidly, there isn't much Native American culture in American culture."Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.What they're saying: "[I] can confirm that we parted ways," Alison Rudnick, vice president of HLN Communications and CNN Diversity & Inclusion, told Axios by email. Santorum, who is also a former Republican presidential candidate, said in an emailed statement to Axios, "When I signed on with CNN, I understood that I would be providing commentary that is not regularly heard by the typical CNN viewer. He added he greatly appreciates th
a racist tweet. not only using his offensive nickname for senator warren but also referencing native american genocide. the president tweeted, quote, today elizabeth warren, sometimes referred to by me as pocahontas, joined the race for president. has she decided after 32 years this is not playing so well anymore? see you on the campaign trail, liz. this time he capitalized the word trail, which many people take took as a less than subtle reference to the trail of tears. one could make the argument that he hasn t read enough american history to understand the reference. but he is a fan of president andrew jackson, whose actions led to the trail of tears. forced relocation of native americans that led to an estimated 4,000 deaths and that s probably the low end. president trump put a portrait of jackson in the oval office. keeping them honest, we shouldn t have to say the
donald trump is not the only problem we ve got. yeah. donald trump is the symptom of a badly broken system. well, there were many people who were waiting to hear her response after president trump unleashed a tweet about her last night. laura, is that what people wanted from elizabeth warren, somebody who is an attack dog who will take on donald trump? yes, absolutely. they want someone who will take on donald trump. i think democrats right now are extremely concerned with electability. they re more concerned with somebody who can beat trump than the minor differences between the candidates. i do think elizabeth warren stand out and i think in addition to directly attacking trump and calling out his racism, she s going to have to call out the fact that he made fun of native american genocide on twitter. there s no way to not respond to those little jabs. i think she needs to not sink to