NRA spokeswoman to Warren: Most Americans have native heritage

National Rifle Association (NRA) spokeswoman Dana Loesch ripped into Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday for releasing DNA results that indicate Warren’s family has Native American ancestry.

“Mine does too. Most Americans have such,” Loesch tweeted. “The difference is that you identified yourself as a protected class for personal gain and spurned meetings with American Indians like Twila Barnes and others.”

“You know very well you were criticized by many for this dubious representation,” Loesch added.

Mine does too. Most Americans have such. The difference is that you identified yourself as a protected class for personal gain and spurned meetings with American Indians like Twila Barnes and others. You know very well you were criticized by many for this dubious representation. https://t.co/rAv2FNfBnT

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 15, 2018

The NRA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

{mosads}Loesch was replying to a tweet earlier in the day from Warren in which she said a geneticist had confirmed her Native American ancestry.

“My family (including Fox News-watchers) sat together and talked about what they think of @realDonaldTrump’s attacks on our heritage,” Warren tweeted. “And yes, a famous geneticist analyzed my DNA and concluded that it contains Native American ancestry.”

My family (including Fox News-watchers) sat together and talked about what they think of @realDonaldTrump’s attacks on our heritage. And yes, a famous geneticist analyzed my DNA and concluded that it contains Native American ancestry. pic.twitter.com/r3SNzP22f8

— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) October 15, 2018

Loesch spoke later in the day on her radio show, “The Dana Show,” and referenced a study cited by The New York Times in 2014 that found European-Americans had genomes that on average were 0.18 percent Native American.

President Trump and other Republicans have mocked Warren for saying she has Native American ancestry, arguing that she had no proof.

–Updated at 2:37 p.m.