Rep. Matt Gaetz Matthew (Matt) GaetzLara Trump campaigns with far-right activist candidate Laura Loomer in Florida House to vote on removing cannabis from list of controlled substances The Hill's 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from GOP convention night 1 MORE (R-Fla.) piggybacked Friday on President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE’s name-calling of Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenNo new taxes for the ultra rich — fix bad tax policy instead Democrats back away from quick reversal of Trump tax cuts It's time for newspapers to stop endorsing presidential candidates MORE over her claims of Native American heritage, calling the Massachusetts Democrat “Sacagawea” during an appearance on Fox News.

Trump has repeatedly called Warren, who announced this week she is exploring a 2020 run against him, “Pocahontas” over the claims.

“I know the president likes to call her ‘Pocahontas,’ but now that she’s making her way from the eastern seaboard into the center of the country, maybe Sacagawea would be more appropriate,” Gaetz said. “Instead of bringing Lewis and Clark, she is bringing the most liberal policies of the Democratic Party.”

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The remark drew an “oh my goodness” from a Fox News host while the camera cut to a picture of Warren on screen.

Host Melissa Francis pushed back on Gaetz’s comments, noting that “when you say things like that, half the world screams at you that you have made a racial slur.”

Gaetz, however, defended his use of the name.

“I am simply saying that this is someone who misrepresented her heritage,” he said. “She wanted to be forward-leaning on this element of her own biography that wasn’t accurate. It’s not about her heritage, its about trustworthiness.”

Gaetz has been an outspoken supporter of Trump.

On Monday, Warren announced that she is forming an an exploratory committee to run for president, becoming the most prominent Democrat so far to enter the 2020 ring.

In October, she announced the results of a DNA test that she said showed "strong evidence" of Native American ancestry. The test results did little to stem the attacks from Trump and also opened Warren up to criticism from Native American groups.