Elizabeth Warren 'mocked with Native American gestures'

The men recorded apparently making "tomahawk chops" and war whoops at a campaign event were Republican aides, according to the Democratic Party.

They are said to have been mocking candidate Elizabeth Warren, who claims Native American ancestry.
Republican incumbent Scott Brown said he would not condone such behaviour.

Meanwhile, Ms Warren, a Democrat, faces problems of her own, amid questions about her legal work in support of an industrial conglomerate.

The Massachusetts race is among the most closely watched in the upcoming US election. Mr Brown won a special election in 2010, making him the first Republican in the liberal state's seat in nearly four decades.

The Massachusetts Democratic Party said the two men in the clip, filmed in Dorchester, were an aide to Sen Brown and an employee of the state Republican Party.

"The behaviour of his staff is completely inappropriate," a Democratic spokesman said.

Sen Brown told the Boston Globe newspaper "certainly that's not something I condone", while repeating the allegation that his challenger had claimed Native American heritage to further her career. read more