american ancestry have swirled for years. going back to her first senate campaign against republican scott brown. professor warren claimed that she was a native american, a person of color and as you could see she s not. reporter: the oklahoma native described herself as native american in numerous personnel documents early in her teaching career, a revelation that sparked furious backlash. last fall she responded to t the the op going criticism which showed distant native ancestry. the facts suggest that you have a native american ancestor in your pedigree. reporter: that was pans as insensitive and offensive by tribal groups and the senator ultimately apologized. i m sorry for not being more mindful of this decades ago. tribes and only tribes determine tribal citizenship. reporter: as warren climbs in the polls, president trump is taking notice and still
jews and muslims against each other but went after trump for pushing netanyahu did not let them in. netanyahu s decision to deny us entry might be unprecedented for members of congress. but it is the policy of his government when it comes to palestinians. this is the policy of his government when it comes to anyone who holds views that threaten the occupation. a policy that has been edged on and supported by trump s administration. all i can do as my city s granddaughter, as the granddaughter of a woman who lives in occupied territory is to elevate her voice by exposing the truth. and this fallout continues on capitol hill as behind the scenes a group of democrats are weighing their next steps. there are active discussions going on about what they potentially could do to respond to this controversy including potentially taking some oversight action targeting the u.s. ambassador to israel. the question is, of course, how
attacking her with the racial slur. we ll have to hit polka hasn tas very hard again if she does win. reporter: warren using today s platform to address issues critical to tribal communities like missing and murdered indigenous women. over and over i m struck by women who go missing and it doesn t make a headline for a week, for a month, women who are murdered, native women and it never makes a headline. reporter: and releasing an extensive plan to address the community needs last week with native american congresswoman deb holland kwho who endorsed the campaign. every time they ask about her family, they feed the president s racism. elizabeth knows she ll be attacked but she s here to be an unwavering partner in our struggle because that is what a leader does. reporter: now an interesting update about that dna test video over the weekend the campaign