Elizabeth Warren publishes DNA test showing Native American ancestry: NPR

Updated at 11:55 ET

Senator Elizabeth Warren has published the results of a DNA test that, she says, constitutes "irrefutable evidence" of Native American ancestry dating back six to ten generations, thus addressing a controversy that has followed her for years .

The results were part of an elaborate strategy to put an end to questions about his ancestry, likely in anticipation of a presidential bid for 2020. In addition to the DNA analysis that matches the stories of Family, Warren also released a campaign video with clips of President Trump making fun of her and vignettes of her family's story.

At a rally in Montana last July, Trump mocked Warren for his allegiance to Native American ancestry, the "Pocahontas" caller. He suggested that if he was discussing with her in 2020, he would give her one of those take-away DNA kits that they sell on TV for two dollars.

"I will give you a million dollars to your favorite charity paid by Trump if you pass the test and it shows that you are an Indian," Trump added, as the crowd cheered. But on Monday morning, the president was questioned about the challenge and falsely told reporters, "I did not say that."

Warren, who had a long quarrel with the president, challenged him Monday morning on Twitter, demanding that the bet be paid to the National Resource Center for Aboriginal Women.

After Trump denied making that promise of a million dollars, Warren responded by tweeting: "Having memory problems, @realDonaldTrump? Should I call a doctor? "

Warren's DNA analysis, conducted by Stanford University researcher, Carlos Bustamante, revealed that the "vast majority" of the Warren lineage is of European descent . But he also writes that the results "strongly support the existence of an unmixed Native American ancestor in the pedigree of the individual, probably between 6 and 10 generations ago".

The Republican National Committee mocked Warren's disclosure, saying the test revealed only a "tiny percentage" of Native American ancestry still leaving unanswered questions.

"The latest" disclosure "by Senator Warren is a blatant sign that she recognizes that this issue will be a major issue for her presidential campaign announced to perfection," said RNC spokesman Michael Reed in a statement. a statement. "To have as little as 1/512^th Amerindian bonds do not give you the right to claim minority status. And today's disclosure still does not answer the question of why she started ticking the box as a minority in the years leading up to the Ivy League and becoming white again after being hired by Harvard Law. "

The RNC also jumped on a Boston Globe fix. The paper initially indicated that the probability of Warren's Native American ancestry ranged from 1/32 to 1/512, but now indicates that the lower limit of this range is actually 1/1024.

The White House also tried to quickly reject the results. "I know everyone likes to choose the science of junk food or sound science based on the conclusion," White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told reporters this morning. "But I did not look at the DNA test and it does not really interest me."

Bustamante, who earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University and was awarded the MacArthur Foundation's Genius Grant, is well known in the field of genetics.

Taking the DNA test, Warren shows how seriously she is considering running for the presidency. She is expected to easily win re-election in the Senate next November and has announced that she will cast a "stern look" at the presidency after the mid-term.

In September, Warren published staff records of her appointments to various law schools in hopes of answering questions about whether she had benefited from her Native American ancestry.

Warren has long been with questions about his family's history. They go back to his race at the Massachusetts Senate in 2012 against Republican Scott Brown, who accused him of being dishonest about his legacy for gaining a professional advantage.

"Professor Warren claimed that she was Native American, a person of color," he said during a debate. "And as you can see, she is not.

Warren responded by saying that his ancestors were family traditions.

"When I was a child, I never asked my mother for documentation when she talked about our Native American heritage." What child would like? But I knew my father's family did not like that she was both Cherokee and Delaware, so my parents had to flee, "she said, recalling that she had not enjoyed any benefit because of her heritage.

Warren specifically added in the past that his great-great-great grandmother was partly Native American.