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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Isn't Running For President in 2020

She made the announcement on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, just a day after the president attacked her as a potential opponent.
Posted at 1:39 PM, Mar 11, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-11 13:39:32-04

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she is not running for president in 2020.

She said that on CNN on Sunday, a day after President Donald Trump taunted the idea of her running at a Pennsylvania campaign rally and referred to her as "Pocahontas."

That's a longstanding nickname Trump gave Warren due to her claims of Native American heritage. Warren and the National Congress of American Indians consider it a racial slur when used as shorthand for Native Americans.

Warren addressed the nickname Sunday and also responded to an editorial's call for her to take a DNA test on NBC's "Meet the Press," saying, "I know who I am."

Additional reporting by Newsy affiliate CNN.