WASHINGTON (1010 WINS) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) says she's apologized to Cherokee leaders for the harm she caused over her use of a DNA test to prove Native American ancestry.
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Warren had used the DNA test to slap back at President Donald Trump for mocking her with the nickname Pocahontas, but it backfired.
She now said she acknowledges that she's not a tribal citizen and apologized for any confusion about that.
"I'm not a tribal citizen and I respect the difference," she told CNN, "Tribes and only tribes determine tribal citizenship."
Warren said she had a 'good conversation' with Cherokee Principal Chief Bill John Baker about the 'confusion.'
"I told him I'm sorry for adding confusion about tribal citizenship and tribal sovereignty and for harm caused to native tribes -- and also for not being more mindful of that decades ago," Warren said.
This weekend, the senator is expected to officially announce that she's running for president.





