On the Elizabeth Warren Native American blood issue

[NewJeffCT]

Trump said that if she took the test and it showed she was an "Indian" then he would give $1 million to Warren's favorite charity.

Warren took the test and it showed she has a small amount of Native American blood, which is what she has always claimed.

Now, Trump is saying he never said that he would pay out the $1 million.

He is NOT saying that her test showed she had too small an amount of Native American blood or that she's not really an "Indian" - which is tacitly an acknowledgment that she took the test and she "passed" it. He is saying that even if she passed the test, he never said he was going to pay out the money.

Am I being too picky with Trump's response?

[JHan]

1. Can't find logic in *his behavior. Trump used her to rile up his base.

It was never about her actual ancestry.

No use understanding assholes, all you can do is recognize they're assholes.

[NewJeffCT]

2. I understand that there is no logic to Trump

and that he uses name calling and insults to rile up his base.

However, he was shamed into paying out money to a veteran's group a few years back, so he could be made to do the same again in the right situation.

[JHan]

3. Ah I see what you mean, a link should be made with that other false promise.

His base won't care of course. sigh.

[dem4decades]

4. I'm thinking she should demand to see his taxes to prove he's not a fraud.

And just call him a fraud non stop.

[Hoyt]

5. Now, he's saying even if he said it, who cares.

[NewJeffCT]

6. so, in both cases

he is not calling the test illegitimate.

[Iggo]

8. Four more 'til 50,000.

Heads up!!!

[Baitball Blogger]

9. I think this is a strategy known as sidestepping.

I listed three other examples of this in another post:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211282265

[HopeAgain]

7. Now we drop the Native American issue

and talk about free college. mandatory living wages. labor rights, taxation of the rich. etc. NOT a discussion of how much Native American is Native American.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. Why play his game? Why take him at his word?

[BeckyDem]

11. Warren is vindicated per his response. FUCK him and his god damn money. End of story.

We are never going to convince his dumb racist fan base of anything.

But Warren is vindicated nonetheless.

[Raven123]

12. I call it even. Warren said she had Native American ancestors and the DNA test agrees

Trump said he grabs women inappropriatley and women agree.