Senator Elizabeth Warren has hit back at Donald Trump for mocking her heritage and the #MeToo movement, contrasting his call for her to take a DNA test with the DNA testing faced by children separated by the president's border policy. President Trump repeatedly insulted Ms Warren for her claims of Native American ancestry, with the Massachusetts senator saying she was “very proud” of her roots. “Pocahontas, they always want me to apologise for saying it,” Mr Trump said during a rally in Montana.. “And I hereby… oh no I want to apologise and I’ll use tonight. Pocahontas I apologise to you, I apologise, to you I apologise. To the fake Pocahontas, I won’t apologise.” Recommended Trump jokes about MeToo and takes aim at Elizabeth Warren during rally Mr Trump shared his plans to offer Ms Warren $1 million to her favourite charity to take a DNA test. As the crowd booed Ms Warren, he said the DNA test would be similar to DNA-related television advertisements like “those little kits they sell on television for $2.” Responding via Twitter, Ms Warren suggested the president focus on reuniting children and their families separated at the US border by a "zero tolerance" approach to illegal entry into the US. After an international outcry and a domestic backlash led by Democrats, Mr Trump signed an executive order last month aimed at ending the separations. A federal judge later issued an order giving Mr Trump's administration until the end of this month reunite all children separated from their parents. The judge ordered for children under the age of five to be back with their guardians by Tuesday 10 July, and all minors by 26 July. 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Firefighters have brought the fire under control but they expected to keep working through the day EPA World news in pictures 15 September 2020 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posing for a selfie with his family at Berlin's Charite hospital.<doc-sep>President Trump on Thursday said that if he were to ever debate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, he’d have to subject her to an ancestry test — but he’d do it “very gently” though, seeing how we’re in the #MeToo generation. “Let’s say I’m debating Pocahontas,” Trump explained, referencing his notorious nickname for Warren while speaking at a rally in Great Falls, Montana. “I promise you I’ll do this: I will take, you know, those little [ancestry] kits they sell on television for $2…I’m going to get one of those little kits, and in the middle of the debate, when she proclaims that she is of Indian heritage because her mother said she has high cheekbones — that’s her only evidence, that her mother said she had high cheekbones — we will take that little kit…and we will slowly toss it, hoping it doesn’t hit her and injure her arm, even thought it only weighs probably two ounces.” Trump added, “But we have to do it gently, because we’re in the #MeToo generation — so we have to be very gentle…And we will say, ‘I will give you $1 million to your favorite charity, paid for by Trump, if you take the test and it shows you’re an Indian.’ And we’ll see what she does. I have a feeling she will say no, but we will hold it for the debates.” Trump has been referring to Warren as Pocahontas since at least 2016 and has regularly questioned whether she’s Native American, as she’s claimed. He joked Thursday during the Montana rally that he would apologize to Pocahontas for giving Warren the nickname, but not the senator herself. “Pocahontas, I apologize to you,” Trump said. “To the fake Pocahontas, I won’t.”<doc-sep>Donald Trump mocked the #MeToo campaign against sexual assault and took aim at two of his most vocal Democratic opponents, Elizabeth Warren and Maxine Waters, during his latest US midterm election rally. Taunting Ms Warren about his refusal to stop calling her “Pocahontas” over the Massachusetts senator's claims of Native American ancestry, Mr Trump told the Montana crowd he would toss her a DNA testing kit, "but we have to do it gently because we're in the #MeToo generation, so we have to be very gentle". "We will very gently take that kit, and we will slowly toss it, hoping it doesn’t hit her and injure her arm,” joked Mr Trump, adding that he would donate $1m (£750,000) to charity if Ms Warren accepted his challenge. The #MeToo movement has been at the forefront of exposing rampant sexual misconduct and sexual harassment across multiple industries. But for Mr Trump it became just another punchline in an hour-long, unscripted address, geeing up his base beneath banners reading “Promises Made, Promises Kept". “Get your ass out to vote,” he instructed the roaring crowd. “We will never, ever surrender. We will never, ever quit. We go forward to victory.” Trump South Carolina rally Show all 5 1 /5 Trump South Carolina rally Trump South Carolina rally AP Trump South Carolina rally AP Trump South Carolina rally AP Trump South Carolina rally Getty Images Trump South Carolina rally Getty Images The rally came on the same day that the White House announced the hiring of former Fox News Channel executive, Bill Shine, as the president's assistant and deputy chief of staff for communications.. Mr Shine was ousted from the network last year following multiple lawsuits suggesting he ignored alleged sexual harassment by Fox’s late chairman and chief executive, Roger Ailes – claims Mr Shine denies. More than a dozen women have accused Mr Trump of sexual assault or improper conduct – all of which are allegations he denies. Mr Trump received bipartisan condemnation during the 2016 presidential election after the tapes of his 2005 conversation with TV host, Billy Bush, emerged. In them, Mr Trump bragged about using his fame to try and "f***" women. Ms Warren shot back at Mr Trump's remarks late on Thursday, railing against his administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, which has separated of thousands of migrant children from their parents ✕ Trump attacking the Dems on Fox News “Hey, @realDonaldTrump: While you obsess over my genes, your Admin is conducting DNA tests on little kids because you ripped them from their mamas & you are too incompetent to reunite them in time to meet a court order,” Ms Warren tweeted. “Maybe you should focus on fixing the lives you’re destroying.” Mr Trump also poured scorn on Ms Warren's fellow Democrat, Maxine Waters, the veteran Democrat who represents California in Congress. Ms Waters's call for aggressive protests against Trump administration officials drew the president’s ire last month. In a 25 June tweet, Mr Trump derided her as an "extraordinarily low IQ person". Reviving this sobriquet to raucous cheers from the crowd, Mr Trump added what appeared to be his own personal assessment. “I mean, honestly, she’s somewhere in the mid-60s, I believe,” said the president. A spokeswoman for Ms Waters did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<doc-sep>Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenOn The Money: Biden administration launches trade dispute against Canadian dairy industry | Warren urges Biden to replace Fed's Quarles Warren urges Biden to replace Fed's Quarles in testy exchange Warren offers bill to increase IRS budget to .5 billion MORE (D-Mass.) struck back on Friday at President Trump Donald TrumpTrump lashes out after grand jury seated for New York criminal probe Schumer tees up vote on Jan. 6 commission bill Senators struggle to save Jan. 6 commission MORE’s campaign rally comments Thursday mocking her and the #MeToo movement. Warren wrote in an email to supporters Friday that, while she could handle his comments targeting her claims to Native American heritage, she found his joke on the #MeToo movement “really creepy.” “He mocked women who are bravely coming forward and saying that they’ve been harassed and abused by guys just like Donald Trump,” Warren wrote in the fundraising email. “Donald Trump isn’t just trying to scare me — he’s trying to bully all women and make us all shut up. He still doesn’t think guys like him should be held accountable for what they say or do.” ADVERTISEMENT “You know what, Donald? You don’t scare us. Women fight back. Women vote, organize marches, knock on doors, make phone calls, run for office — and win,” Warren continued. “We’ll sweep your Republican enablers out of office this November.” Trump made the comment Thursday at a campaign rally in Great Falls, Mont., as he described himself tossing a DNA kit to Warren during a hypothetical debate to prove her Native American heritage. “We will take that little kit and say — but we have to do it gently because we’re in the 'Me Too' generation so we have to be very gentle,” Trump said during the rally. “And we will very gently take that kit and we will slowly toss it hoping it doesn’t hit her and injure her arm, even though it only weighs probably 2 ounces.” The "Me Too" movement, which has sought to expose sexual misconduct in media, entertainment and politics, has surged in recent months as dozens of women have come forward with accusations against prominent men. More than a dozen women came forward to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct after the release of the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape during the 2016 campaign, which featured Trump bragging about kissing and groping women without their consent. Warren responded to Trump's comments about challenging her claims of Native American heritage on Thursday night, invoking the DNA tests Trump officials were conducting to reunited immigrant families separated at the border under a since-ended administration policy.<doc-sep>
Suggesting Warren take a DNA test, Trump said: "We will have to do it very gently, because we are in the Me Too generation." President Donald Trump, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by 19 different women, joked about #MeToo during a speech in Montana Thursday night. The remarks came during a challenge to Sen. Elizabeth Warren to prove her Native American heritage, a claim that led Trump to give her the culturally insensitive nickname “Pocahontas.” A potential rival in the 2020 election, Sen. Warren’s disputed Native American heritage has followed since her Senate bid in 2012. During his speech, Trump offered Warren $1 million towards her favorite charity if she took a DNA test “and it shows you’re an Indian.” “I’m going to get one of those little kits and in the middle of the debate, when she proclaims she’s of Indian heritage — because her mother said she has high cheekbones, that’s her only evidence,” Trump said. “We will take that little kit, but we have to do it gently, because we’re in the ‘Me Too’ generation, so we have to be very gentle.” Trump suggests he would like to test Elizabeth Warren for Native American heritage, “but we have to do it gently because we’re in the MeToo generation.” pic.twitter.com/kgQ54Lxqbo — Axios (@axios) July 6, 2018 Despite repeatedly boasting that “Nobody respects women more than I do,” Trump was heard on the now-infamous “Access Hollywood” tape boasting about grabbing women “by the pussy.” This latest remark suggests he still doesn’t understand the concept of consent, and that he finds #MeToo a laughing matter. Sen. Warren has developed a thick skin as a favorite target of Trump’s nasty rhetoric. In response to the latest comments, she said, “While you obsess over my genes, your Admin is conducting DNA tests on little kids because you ripped them from their mamas…Maybe you should focus on fixing the lives you’re destroying.” Hey, @realDonaldTrump: While you obsess over my genes, your Admin is conducting DNA tests on little kids because you ripped them from their mamas & you are too incompetent to reunite them in time to meet a court order. Maybe you should focus on fixing the lives you’re destroying. — Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) July 5, 2018 Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.