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| Elizabeth Warren says she took DNA test to restore trust in government | Elizabeth Warren says she took DNA test to restore trust in government |
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| Elizabeth Warren said on Sunday that she changed her mind recently and took a DNA test to prove her heritage because Americans’ trust in government is “at an all-time low” and she wanted to help rebuild it. | Elizabeth Warren said on Sunday that she changed her mind recently and took a DNA test to prove her heritage because Americans’ trust in government is “at an all-time low” and she wanted to help rebuild it. |
| Elizabeth Warren defends releasing DNA test to show Native American heritage | Elizabeth Warren defends releasing DNA test to show Native American heritage |
| The Massachusetts senator spoke at her second debate against the Republican Geoff Diehl. She was asked by a moderator why she said, in March, that no DNA test was needed to prove she had some Native American heritage. | The Massachusetts senator spoke at her second debate against the Republican Geoff Diehl. She was asked by a moderator why she said, in March, that no DNA test was needed to prove she had some Native American heritage. |
| Warren ultimately took the test, reporting the result last week that showed a relative six to 10 generations ago was Native American. | Warren ultimately took the test, reporting the result last week that showed a relative six to 10 generations ago was Native American. |
| Ultimately, she said, she took a DNA test because she believes one way to rebuild trust in government is by posting her full family history online “so anybody can take a look. I believe one way that we try to rebuild confidence is through transparency.” | Ultimately, she said, she took a DNA test because she believes one way to rebuild trust in government is by posting her full family history online “so anybody can take a look. I believe one way that we try to rebuild confidence is through transparency.” |
| Diehl shot back that the issue “is not about Senator Warren’s ancestry, it’s about integrity in my mind, and I don’t care whether you think you benefited or not from that claim, it’s the fact that you tried to benefit from that claim that I think bothers a lot of people and it’s something you haven’t been able to put to rest since the 2012 campaign”. | Diehl shot back that the issue “is not about Senator Warren’s ancestry, it’s about integrity in my mind, and I don’t care whether you think you benefited or not from that claim, it’s the fact that you tried to benefit from that claim that I think bothers a lot of people and it’s something you haven’t been able to put to rest since the 2012 campaign”. |
| That was when Warren first mentioned having Native American heritage, over which Donald Trump has mocked her by calling her “Pocahontas”. | That was when Warren first mentioned having Native American heritage, over which Donald Trump has mocked her by calling her “Pocahontas”. |
| Diehl added: “I don’t care what percentage she claims to be Native American; I just care that I’m 100% for Massachusetts and will be working for the people of this state.” | Diehl added: “I don’t care what percentage she claims to be Native American; I just care that I’m 100% for Massachusetts and will be working for the people of this state.” |
| Trump’s silent presence dominated the debate, with Diehl saying it was “obvious” Warren does not want to be senator, but rather president in succession to Trump. | Trump’s silent presence dominated the debate, with Diehl saying it was “obvious” Warren does not want to be senator, but rather president in succession to Trump. |
| “She’s been campaigning in states that are more important to her than Massachusetts,” he said. | “She’s been campaigning in states that are more important to her than Massachusetts,” he said. |
| The two candidates also touched on the subjects of climate change, gun safety, healthcare and racism, with generally opposing views they have exchanged in the past. But a rather surprising topic on which they agreed was the legalization of marijuana, with both supporting the right of states to legalize it. | The two candidates also touched on the subjects of climate change, gun safety, healthcare and racism, with generally opposing views they have exchanged in the past. But a rather surprising topic on which they agreed was the legalization of marijuana, with both supporting the right of states to legalize it. |
| “I think this is a states’ rights issue,” Diehl said, adding that he was referring to medical and recreational marijuana. Warren has backed a federal bill that asks the government to cede to a state once it legalizes marijuana. | “I think this is a states’ rights issue,” Diehl said, adding that he was referring to medical and recreational marijuana. Warren has backed a federal bill that asks the government to cede to a state once it legalizes marijuana. |
| Warren, 69, is running for her second six-year term in the Senate and is a potential 2020 candidate for president. She has been a frequent critic of Trump. Diehl, 49, co-chaired Trump’s 2016 Massachusetts presidential campaign. Independent candidate Shiva Ayyadurai is also on the ballot for the 6 November midterm elections. | Warren, 69, is running for her second six-year term in the Senate and is a potential 2020 candidate for president. She has been a frequent critic of Trump. Diehl, 49, co-chaired Trump’s 2016 Massachusetts presidential campaign. Independent candidate Shiva Ayyadurai is also on the ballot for the 6 November midterm elections. |
| The debate, the second between Warren and Diehl in three days, was sponsored by the Western Massachusetts Media Consortium in the studios of WGBY-TV in Springfield and moderated by WGBY’s Carrie Saldo. | The debate, the second between Warren and Diehl in three days, was sponsored by the Western Massachusetts Media Consortium in the studios of WGBY-TV in Springfield and moderated by WGBY’s Carrie Saldo. |
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