By Washington Post PUBLISHED: October 15, 2018 at 5:32 am | UPDATED: October 15, 2018 at 5:42 am By John Wagner | The Washington Post Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who is gearing up for a potential 2020 presidential bid, has released a DNA test that suggests she has a distant Native American ancestor, part of an extraordinary effort to discredit President Trump and others who have questioned her claims about her heritage. A report distributed by Warren concludes that there is “strong evidence” that the senator had a Native American in her family tree dating back six to 10 generations. The test results, after first being reported by the Boston Globe, were widely distributed to reporters Monday morning by Warren’s Senate campaign committee, along with a video on her upbringing and a link to a new “fact squad” website that seeks to debunk critics of her heritage. The DNA analysis, by Carlos D. Bustamante, a Stanford University professor, concludes that … [Read more...] about Stanford professor, DNA expert says Elizabeth Warren has Native American ancestry
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Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test results point to Native American heritage
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made public the results of a DNA test on Monday, which an expert said shows “strong evidence’’ that she has a Native American ancestor. Warren provided the test results to The Boston Globe on Sunday, the newspaper said, “in an effort to defuse questions about her ancestry that have persisted for years.” According to the paper, the disclosure is another strong sign that she is seriously considering running for president.“The vast majority” of Warren’s ancestry is European but “the results strongly support the existence of an unadmixed Native American ancestor” six to 10 generations ago, according to Carlos D. Bustamante, a Stanford University professor who analyzed the results.This means she could be 1/32nd Native American, or just 1/512th Native American if the ancestor is 10 generations back. 22 PHOTOS Sen. Elizabeth Warren See Gallery Sen. Elizabeth Warren Sen. Elizabeth … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test results point to Native American heritage
Elizabeth Warren releases DNA test with ‘strong evidence’ of Native American ancestry
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has released the results of a DNA analysis showing she has distant Native American ancestry, which could pre-empt further questions and attacks should she run for president in 2020.Warren first faced scrutiny for her purported Native American heritage during her 2012 Senate race. But President Donald Trump has revived and amplified the controversy as he eyes Warren as a possible rival, frequently mocking her with the nickname "Pocahontas."But Warren now has documentation to back up her family lore, thanks to an analysis performed by Carlos Bustamante, a professor of genetics at Stanford and adviser to Ancestry and 23 and Me.In a rollout video about Warren's heritage, the Massachusetts Democrat is seen sitting behind a laptop as she calls Bustamante. "Now, the President likes to call my mom a liar," Warren asks him. "What do the facts say?"Bustamante responds, "The facts suggest that you absolutely have a Native American ancestor in your pedigree." Warren is shown … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren releases DNA test with ‘strong evidence’ of Native American ancestry
Elizabeth Warren releases DNA results showing she has Native American heritage
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has faced repeated ridicule from President Donald Trump over her claims that she has Native American ancestry, has released a DNA test that says there is "strong evidence" that she is of Native American descent. The Massachusetts Democrat's release of the test highlights how prepared she is to take on Trump — who has repeatedly referred to her as "Pocahontas" — over his insults and indicates she is working to shore up possible political weaknesses, ahead of a possible 2020 presidential run, by addressing her family background and charges she misrepresented it to gain unfair advantage in her career. The release of Warren's DNA test was first reported by The Boston Globe, which obtained news of the results before they were released by the senator. The test, conducted by Stanford University professor Carlos … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren releases DNA results showing she has Native American heritage
Elizabeth Warren: DNA test shows strong likelihood I have Native-American heritage
BOSTON -- Responding to years of derision by President Donald Trump and other critics, Sen. Elizabeth Warren had a DNA analysis done that provides strong evidence she does, in fact, have Native American heritage. The analysis on the Massachusetts Democrat was done by Stanford University professor Carlos D. Bustamante, The Boston Globe reported Monday. He concluded Warren's ancestry is mostly European but says "the results strongly support the existence of an unadmixed Native American ancestor." Bustamante, a prominent expert in the field of DNA analysis, determined Warren's pure Native American ancestor appears "in the range of six to 10 generations ago." That meshes with Warren's narrative that her great-great-great-grandmother, O.C. Sarah Smith, was at least partially Native American. That would make Warren 1/32nd Native American. But if her ancestor is 10 generations back, that could mean she's just 1/512th Native American, something that could further excite her critics instead of … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren: DNA test shows strong likelihood I have Native-American heritage