Reactions were divided on Thursday to a social media post by former Congressman Jason Chaffetz that poked fun, perhaps indelicately, at the claims of native ancestry by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts.
The post shows Chaffetz posing next to a wooden, cigar store-style American Indian statute and references the recent controversy over Warren releasing results of her DNA testing that suggest a distant native ancestor.
“At Disneyland today with Senator Elizabeth Warren,” reads a caption accompanying Chaffetz’s photo.
The post by the congressman-turned-Fox News contributor quickly racked up thousands of comments, likes and retweets on Twitter, with responses ranging from amusement to allegations of racism.