It seems U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren will never live down her assertion of Native American ancestry.

Warren, whom President Donald Trump has indelibly dubbed “Pocahontas,” based her claim on family lore and high cheek bones. But that ghost will be “haunting” the Massachusetts Democrat as she gears up for reelection this year and mulls the possibility of a 2020 White House run, according to The Boston Globe.

“I know who I am,” Warren told the newspaper in a recent interview.

Trouble is, many Americans also know who Warren is, as seen in the term often associated with the lawmaker: “Fake Indian.”

Honestly one of the most grotesque moments in American political history. pic.twitter.com/CpmX4htsvB — Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) November 27, 2017

The issue of her heritage first arose during the 2012 election. There has been no genealogical proof to support her claim, resulting in a lingering disconnect that has created “discomfort” over her heritage, even on the left.

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In recent months, Daily Show host Trevor Noah mocked her for claiming Native American ancestry and the liberal website ThinkProgress published a scathing criticism of her by a Cherokee activist who said she should apologize. As Warren is mentioned as a serious presidential contender in 2020, even some who should be her natural allies say Warren has displayed a stubborn unwillingness to address the gap between the story she was told of Native Americans in the family tree and a dearth of hard evidence to back it up.

Seen as a progressive darling, Warren’s political ambitions continue to flourish and she is regarded by many as a serious presidential contender in 2020. But there is concern that the fraud label may set her back.

“While it may be easy to dismiss Trump’s continued Twitter attacks as bigotry,” Globe political reporter Annie Linskey wrote, “which has been Warren’s response thus far, the view of her more sympathetic critics is that she is leaving herself vulnerable by not clearing the air in a definitive way.”

“Their fear is that the issue could act as a drag on her profile as she considers whether to seek the Democratic nomination for president,” Linskey continued.

Some Native Americans want an apology from Warren for her claim, but for now, she is holding firm and shows no inclination toward saying she’s sorry.

“My three brothers and I learned about our family heritage back in Oklahoma the way everyone does,” Warren told The Globe. “From our aunts, our uncles, and our grandparents.

“I never asked for any benefit from it and I never got any benefit from it,” she added.

Critics claim otherwise, saying Warren, who has admitted that she told Harvard University she was Native American, lied about her heritage to get hired at the prestigious university.

So for now, it appears Pocahontas may indeed be on the 2020 presidential ballot.

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