Trump On Elizabeth Warren DNA Test: "Who Cares?" I Hope She Runs, "She'd Be Very Easy"

President Trump said Monday morning that he hoped Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) runs for president because "she'd be very easy" to beat. Trump was asked to react to <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/10/15/warren-addresses-native-american-issue/YEUaGzsefB0gPBe2AbmSVO/story.html">a DNA test Warren performed</a> that apparently shows she has some Native American heritage. Warren, who Trump has nicknamed 'Pocahontas,' <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/07/05/trump_offers_1_million_for_pocahontas_elizabeth_warren_to_take_dna_test.html">was challenged by the president in July to take a DNA test</a>. He offered to donate $1 million to her favorite charity. "Who cares?" Trump responded as he held a press availability before boarding Marine One. "I didn't say that you better read that again," the president said about the million dollar challenge. "I hope she's running for president because I think she'd be very easy," he said. "I hope that she is running. I do not think she'll be difficult at all. She'll destroy the country. She'll make the country into Venezuela. With that being said, I don't want to say bad things about her because I hope she would be one of the people that would get through the process. It's going to be a long process for the Democrats." <a href="https://twitter.com/elizabethforma/status/1051783184390664192">Warren went to Twitter</a>: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My family (including Fox News-watchers) sat together and talked about what they think of <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>’s attacks on our heritage. And yes, a famous geneticist analyzed my DNA and concluded that it contains Native American ancestry. <a href="https://t.co/r3SNzP22f8">pic.twitter.com/r3SNzP22f8</a></p>— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) <a href="https://twitter.com/elizabethforma/status/1051783184390664192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I get it: <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> is afraid of facts. But I’m not. And the facts are clear. A deep, independent investigation shows my background played no role in any job I got. <a href="https://t.co/LTQ6d1sMwM">https://t.co/LTQ6d1sMwM</a></p>— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) <a href="https://twitter.com/elizabethforma/status/1051783851469627392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I never expected my family’s story to be used as a racist political joke, but I don’t take any fight lying down. I want you to have the power to fight lies with the truth, so here's a new site for you to review every document for yourself. <a href="https://t.co/900SsAMNjb">https://t.co/900SsAMNjb</a></p>— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) <a href="https://twitter.com/elizabethforma/status/1051784166294126592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Transcript: <blockquote>QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) Senator Elizabeth Warren releases the results of her DNA test... TRUMP: No, I have no... QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) TRUMP: Who cares? QUESTION: But you said you'd give... TRUMP: Who cares? QUESTION: ... $1 million to... TRUMP: I didn't say that. I think you better read it again. QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) TRUMP: Sorry, I have a helicopter roaring in the background. Go ahead. QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) TRUMP: No, not a theory. But the denial was very strong. It wasn't like there was a question in his mind. The denial was very, very strong. QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) TRUMP: I hope she's running for president because I think she'd very easy. I hope that she is running. I do not think she'd be difficult at all. She'll destroy the country. She'll make our country into Venezuela. With that being said, I don't want to say bad things about her, because I hope she would be one of the people that would get through the process. It's going to be a long process for the Democrats.</blockquote> Watch President Trump's full media availability: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s8Zu-EiDdeo?start=212" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>