Standing Rock Sioux chairman: 'Absolutely false' that Trump is 'constantly in touch' with tribe

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory



ELIZABETH PREZA
24 FEB 2017 AT 15:08 ET

The Standing Rock Sioux chairman on Thursday refuted Sean Spicer’s claim that Donald Trump has been in contact with the tribe regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline, calling the White House press secretary’s assertion “absolutely false.”

Spicer made the claim Wednesday at the White House daily press briefing, hours before militarized police removed the last Standing Rock protestor from camp, after a reporter asked why Trump hasn’t “intervened and tried to initiate” negotiations between” Standing Rock Sioux and Energy Transfer Partners, the company spearheading the project.

“Our team has been involved with both the tribe and the governor there, and so we are not only—we are constantly in touch with them,” Spicer asserted, adding that the Trump administration is confident they will “move forward” with the Dakota Access Pipeline.

In a statement to Indian Country Media Network, Standing Rock Sioux Chairman David Archambault II said Spicer’s statement is simply untrue.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/standing-rock-sioux-chairman-absolutely-false-that-trump-is-constantly-in-touch-with-tribe/

[Progressive dog]

1. Somebody must have told Trump that

Putin was a tribal elder.

[Angry Dragon]

4. LOL

[ananda]

6. Good one!

Thanks for that good laugh.

[Achilleaze]

13. + 1,000

republicans selling out America to the freaking Evil Empire Russians.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Liars.

Trump and the Trumpettes just lie and lie and lie because no one is directly confronting them.

[mobeau69]

3. No, no, no! It's the Russians they're in constant contact with. Geez-o-pete!

[Plucketeer]

5. You mean to tell me

there's a BILLIONARE tribe? I guess I could see pale orange face's attraction - I mean what with them living under tee PEEs!

[WePurrsevere]

7. So Trump Corp has LIED yet again.

I can't say I'm surprised by that or that he's happy to screw over Native Americans much like the racist POS of a president he idolizes so much that he hung a portrait of him in the Oval office, Jackson.

[nwduke]

8. Honesty?

It's amazing how lies seem to roll of trump and his administrations lips without even flinching. It must be a prerequisite on the application form?

[Leghorn21]

9. Well just goddamn you all to hell, you pigfucking motherfuckers. Jesus friggin Christ it was an

armed incursion and looked more like Mosul than a water protectors' camp.

Yeah, no, I can't deal

[miyazaki]

10. And now removing certain press who keep their lies in check

Can't have them reporting the truth of the matter. More coverup.
The sociopath actually thinks this will work eh?

[Bengus81]

11. Trump and Spicer LIED?? Yeah...just another day. nt

[dhill926]

14. A word of advice orange one...

Our Native Americans are used to the gov't lying to them and won't be afraid to call your ass out.

[Bayard]

15. I would be very interested to hear

What do treaty experts say about all this? Those are legal contracts protecting the Nations. Anyone know?