Social media users are suggesting maybe Sen. Elizabeth Warren should set bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc up with the Stanford professor who ran her DNA test.
Because his employment with the Seminole Tribe is being disputed, folks are wondering out loud if he, like the Massachusetts Democrat, shares the dubious honor of being 1/1024th Native American.
I do have to say that here Cesar Sayoc looks Native American, certainly more than Elizabeth Warren ever did. And check out what his shirt says. pic.twitter.com/6yEUb8Vh4E
— vbspurs (@vbspurs) October 26, 2018
It was revealed that Sayoc, who is suspected of sending more than a dozen pipe bombs in the past week, had in the past made some claims of Seminole heritage, with a Twitter account under the name Cesar Altieri speaking out as if in the name of the “Unconquered Seminole Nation.”
His Twitter profile also claimed he worked at the Seminole Tribe’s casino in Hollywood, Florida, as “Current Booking Agent/Sales/Marketing/Promotions/Project Mgr Live Events Seminole Hard Rock Live,” according to the Daily Beast.
That, the Seminole Nation of Florida, has flatly denied.
A spokesman for the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Hard Rock International says they have no record of Cesar Sayoc or Cesar Altieri having ever been an employee or member of the tribe #MAGABomber pic.twitter.com/73R3IkzHdD
— Jessica Lipscomb (@jessicalipscomb) October 26, 2018
A spokesman for the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Hard Rock International found “no evidence” that Sayoc – or any of his alleged aliases – had been employed by them.
Spox for Seminole Tribe of Florida: “We can find no evidence that Cesar Altieri, Caesar Altieri, Caesar Altieri Sayoc, Ceasar Altieri Randazzo (Facebook) or Julus Cesar Milan (Twitter) is or was a member or employee of the Seminole Tribe of Florida,…
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 26, 2018
2/“… or is or was an employee of Seminole Gaming or Hard Rock International. At this time, we cannot verify if he is or was an employee of a vendor company.”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 26, 2018
Sayoc, who has an extensive past arrest record, reportedly posted several tribal affiliation claims on social media in the past and, according to the Daily Beast, had started businesses, two dry cleaners and a caterer, he named “Proud Native American.”
“But then on October 10th, Sayoc posted a foreboding message warning of a red tsunami. But going back into Sayoc’s Twitter history we see a litany of messages referring to the “unconquered seminole tribe.” https://t.co/mFFkMz1moe
— Tom Rogan (@TomRtweets) October 26, 201
He used his Twitter page, “Hardrock2016” and another Twitter page listed as “HardrockIntlent” to make Native American references, as reported by The Washington Examiner.
An an old arrest report showed him listed as an employee of “Hard Rock,” the hotel-casino owned by the Seminole Nation in Hollywood, FL.
Is #Sayoc a Seminole Tribe member/ Hard Rock employee or isn’t he? @HardRockHolly spokesperson Gary Bitner says no, but a 2013 Coral Springs arrest report lists his employer as “Hard Rock.”https://t.co/tchD3xC6du
— Dan Sweeney (@Daniel_Sweeney) October 26, 2018
But the Seminole Tribe of Florida continued to refute the claims.
Bitner says the Tribe has “gone to exhaustive lengths to verify that Mr. Sayoc is not and has never been an employee of the Seminole Tribe, Seminole Gaming or Hard Rock International.” But they’re not sure whether he could be an employee of one of Hard Rock’s vendor companies.
— Dan Sweeney (@Daniel_Sweeney) October 26, 2018
The suspect had allegedly also aimed some of his Twitter attacks at Warren, mocking her claims to have Native American ancestry.
According to Daily Beast:
“Elizabeth Warren, Leftist FRAUD…She LIED about being Cherokee,” he wrote.
In one tweet, he posted a copy of Warren’s birth certificate, showing the entry for race was “White.”
Another tweet photoshopped Warren between two Native American historical figures with the words “DANCES WITH PERJURY.”
There did not seem to be any comments from Sayoc after Warren’s DNA test conducted by a Stanford University professor proved she, in fact, had Native American ancestor in her family “in the range of 6-10 generations ago.”
The Native American Journalists Association even issued guidelines on how to report on Sayoc in the wake of his Seminole heritage claims.
Native American Journalists Association @najournalists (I am a board member) provides guidelines to media on how to report Florida man’s claims of Native identity #MAGABomber #Indigenous https://t.co/tRQ3VoD7jC pic.twitter.com/IjSfL9ReXz
— Jacqueline Keeler (@jfkeeler) October 26, 2018
Twitter users enjoyed what Warren and the suspected mail bomber had in common.
So he is just like Elizabeth Warren
— Elaine Cox (@Elaine1Cox) October 27, 2018
Maybe he is 1/1024th Seminole
— Sean (@Seanmj55) October 27, 2018
So #JustLike Senator #Fauxahontas Warren
— mathewsjw (@mathewsjw) October 27, 2018
Are Cesar Sayoc and Elizabeth Warren related? pic.twitter.com/LWU01aq7qv
— Anthony John (@Anthony24440686) October 27, 2018
#tucker If Bill Ayers and Elizabeth Warren are any examples then Cesar Sayoc has a bright future. If he truly does have some Native American blood then he could get into Harvard. He could take some education courses and soon get a professorship. There is precedence!
— R Weston (@rweston1000) October 27, 2018
So far, it doesn’t appear that Elizabeth Warren was targeted by Sayoc. Drudge reporting that Sayoc identifies as Native American, and there’s obviously this sticker. Maybe he was irked by the Pocahontas comments. pic.twitter.com/GFAZSzFixO
— John Powers (@ReportingfromNY) October 27, 2018
So, is this guy Cesar Sayoc more Indian than Elizabeth Warren? Asking for a friend.
— T (@Rifleman4WVU) October 26, 2018
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