Fox Host Claims Native American Candidate Isn’t Actually Native American: ‘This Is Like Elizabeth Warren II’

Fox Host Claims Native American Candidate Isn’t Actually Native American: ‘This Is Like Elizabeth Warren II’

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow claimed on Thursday that Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan (D) is “trying to push this business that she’s a Native American,” when in fact she very much is. Flanagan won Tuesday’s U.S. Senate Democratic primary, defeating Rep. Angie Craig, and will face Republican nominee and former sportscaster Michele Tafoya in November’s general election. Tafoya appeared on Thursday’s Kudlow, where she appeared to clarify s…

'Arrows fired': Peggy Flanagan disses Liz Warren in seeking to be first 'native' voice in Senate · American Wire News

Make room, Pocahontas; it appears that you may have a little company. Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan is being dubbed “Elizabeth Warren II” over claims that she is “trying to push this business that she’s a Native American.” That’s according to Fox Business host Larry Kudlow, who referenced the Democrat’s heritage while interviewing Michele Tafoya, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate — Flanagan is the Democratic nominee in the race. “No…

Newsmax Host: Senate Nominee Is “Not An Indian”

“She passes herself off as an Indian — I have my doubts. Is this Pocahontas 2? Sacagawea? Alright. Who is this person? This is Peggy Flanagan. She was the, or is the lieutenant governor up there in Minnesota. She is now the Democrat nominee to be the next U.S. senator. “So this is a person who identifies as a Chippewa Indian, alright? But it’s the same person I saw win last night, the primary, Peggy. Peggy is not an Indian, I don’t care what the…

Newsmax's Greg Kelly claims Peggy Flanagan "is not an Indian"

Peggy Flanagan, the lieutenant governor of Minnesota, has spoken openly and repeatedly about how she is a citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. She is also the daughter of the famed Native land rights and sovereignty activist Marvin Manypenny.