Trump Calls Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas’ To Her Face During State of the Union Speech

President Donald Trump called Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) “Pocahontas” to her face during his March 4, 2025, State of the Union address. The dig, made in front of a packed Congress, revived their feud and set off a partisan uproar.

Midway through his speech, Trump pivoted to U.S. foreign policy, slamming what he called “endless wars” and pointing to the billions spent on Ukraine’s defense against Russia. As Democrats clapped in support of continued aid, Trump zeroed in on Warren, seated in the Senate gallery.

“Do you want to keep this going another five years? Pocahontas says yes!” he quipped, prompting laughter from Republicans and jeers from the Democratic side. Warren, unfazed, offered a slow, sarcastic clap, her grin flashing across C-SPAN’s live feed.

The moment ricocheted across newsrooms and social media. The New York Post dubbed it “Trump being Trump—unfiltered and brutal,” while POLITICO noted it “reignited a feud that’s simmered since 2016,” referencing Trump’s long-standing mockery of Warren’s past claims of Native American heritage.

The blonde and blue-eyed senator’s 2018 DNA test, showing that she is approximately 1% native American at most, has been a lightning rod Trump has gleefully exploited ever since.

Warren fired back post-speech on X, writing, “He’s obsessed with me while I’m fighting for working families. Same old Trump—insults over ideas.” Her supporters flooded the platform with #WarrenStrong hashtags, while Trump allies countered with a barrage of memes. “She clapped like she owned it—Pocahontas got roasted!” posted one MAGA account, racking up thousands of retweets.

The Hill reported that Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin called the remark “unpresidential,” lamenting, “It’s a low-rent jab you don’t expect from the Oval Office.” Meanwhile, Fox News praised Trump’s “take-no-prisoners style,” framing it as a signal of his unrelenting grip on the GOP six weeks into his second term.

The SOTU clash comes as Trump pushes an aggressive “Renewal of the American Dream” platform, blending tariff wars, border security, and a pledge to wind down overseas conflicts.

Warren, a progressive icon eyeing a potential 2028 bid, has positioned herself as a foil, criticizing Trump’s Ukraine policy as “siding with Putin over allies.” With Congress split and tensions sky-high, Tuesday’s showdown suggests the next four years will be anything but quiet.