Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has apologized to Cherokee Nation—the largest federally recognized tribal enterprise in the country—for taking a DNA test to prove her alleged Native American ancestry, only for the results to backfire.
Warren, who launched a 2020 exploratory committee at the end of December and who is expected to formally announce her run for the presidency later this month, made the apology after concerns she may have hurt her image with Native American groups and her own Democrat supporters. Both Cherokee Nation and Warren’s campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
