Donald Trump used a racial slur against Elizabeth Warren on Thursday, referring to her as “Pocahontas” during a White House reception for leading members of the African American community.

The president has frequently been criticized for using the word to refer to Warren, mocking her over her claim to have native ancestry. The National Congress of American Indians has previously condemned Trump for using the term.

Trump used the word again at a White House reception for members of the black community to mark African American History Month.

“The First Lady and I are thrilled to welcome you to the White House as we proudly celebrate African-American History Month,” the president said, according to a pool report issued by the White House.

“In every generation, African Americans have enriched our culture, deepened our faith, strengthened our communities, sustained our values, raised up our conscience, and called our nation to greatness.

He added: “Throughout our history, African-American citizens have battled for equality, justice, and liberty. We revere freedom fighters like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall.”

But the report noted that after delivering his opening comments, Trump quickly returned to election campaign mode, mentioning his pardon of Angela Stanton-King and criminal justice reform.

He also talked about having the best ever black employment numbers, and then talked about his administration’s plans for dealing with coronavirus and complained that he received no credit for it from the media.

Trump also talked about a rally Warren held where the crowd was smaller than at one he held. He referred to the 70-year-old Democratic hopeful as “Pocahontas”, the report said.

The president also took a dig at former vice president Joe Biden, and said he often mixed up the names of states, and claimed that if he did the same, it would be career ending. (LOL, says the man who thought the Kansas City Chiefs played in Kansas.)

Trump then added: “I never get credit for anything.”​

In August 2019, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), which describes itself as the oldest and largest indigenous rights organization in the US, formally criticized Trump, saying using the name “Pocahontas” as a slur for Warren was part of a long tradition of insults endured by Native Americans and other indigenous groups.

“For centuries Native people have endured such slurs – from ‘R*dskins’ to ‘Injuns’ to ‘savages’ – that the forces of racism and intolerance deploy to dehumanise our people, mock our cultures, and interfere with our inherent right to control our own lands and destinies,” said NCAI CEO Kevin Allis.

He added: “Not only does it disrespect Pocahontas’ legacy and life, it likens her name to a slur.”