{"id":1054,"date":"2018-10-15T18:57:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T22:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornelllunatic.com\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:36:53","slug":"op-ed-sen-elizabeth-warren-d-ma-take-dna-test-want-know-shes-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cornelllunatic.com\/?p=1054","title":{"rendered":"OP-ED: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Should Take That DNA Test Because I Want To Know If She\u2019s My Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"

When President Trump suggested Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren should take a DNA test to prove her Native American heritage, I was offended and outraged. Using DNA testing to prove a sitting member of Congress\u2019s heritage would set a dangerous precedent and would completely ignore the complexities of heritage and identity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Upon further reflection, however, I find that Senator Warren\u2019s situation is unique: If she were to take a DNA test, I would be able to definitively know whether or not she is my mom. As a public servant, it is Sen. Warren\u2019s responsibility to provide every citizen of this country with the comfort of knowing for certain whether or not they are descended from Sen. Warren.<\/span><\/p>\n

That said, I do not necessarily believe Sen. Warren to be my mom. But, hey, she could be. We live in tumultuous and frightening times: MS-13 is causing rampant crime, wages are stagnant, and since daytime dramas began to raise awareness of baby-switching crimes, an entire generation of individuals (myself included) born in the fall of 1971 at RWJ University Hospital-New Brunswick have lived their lives not knowing for certain whether they were actually birthed from future political icon and champion for the 99% Senator Elizabeth Warren, rather than her alleged \u201cdaughter\u201d Amelia Warren Tyagi.<\/span><\/p>\n

I implore Sen. Warren to release the results of her DNA test and accept the $1 million compensation that President Trump offered. I urge her to connect with me as a DNA relative on 23andMe, and then use the $1 million so that the two of us can go grab an ice cream or a coffee and catch up to make up for lost time. It is only fair to the tax-paying, law-abiding citizens of the United States of America that Sen. Warren subscribe to the same principles of transparency and accountability that she so avidly champions on Capitol Hill.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014P.M. \u201919<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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