WATCH: Warren Dodges ‘Native American’ Question At Press Conference, Gets Mocked Over Announcement

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) dodged a question about her disastrous DNA test stunt at her press conference on Monday where she announced that she launched an exploratory committee for president.

“I never thought I would run for anything, ever, in my life, but America’s middle class is getting hollowed out, and opportunity for too many of our young people is shrinking,” Warren said. “So, I’m in this fight all the way. … I’m going to build a grassroots campaign. … Because this is how we’re going to build the movement that will change America.”

“What’s your message to the Democratic primary voter who says ‘I love where Senator Warren stands on the issues, but I worry about electability, I worry her campaign will be more about her Native American ancestry than the middle class?'” a reporter asked Warren.

“You know, look, I am in this fight because I understand what’s happening to working families,” Warren said, failing to address her DNA test debacle. “I grew up in a paycheck-to-paycheck family, and my big chance was a commuter college that cost $50 a semester.”

WATCH:

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) dodges a question about her Native American ancestry after her DNA test stunt earlier this year showed that she is 1/1024th Mexican, Colombian, or Peruvian — not Native American, like she claimed. pic.twitter.com/yqHczpV2oh

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) January 1, 2019

Warren’s avoidance of the Native American question stems from a disastrous stunt she pulled back in October where she released the results from a DNA test that she claimed showed that she was Native American. The test did not show what Warren claimed, as The Boston Globe, which published the original report on her DNA test, had to make a serious correction to their report due to “a math error.”

The DNA test suggested that Warren was between 1/64th and 1/1024th Mexican, Colombian, or Peruvian — not Native American, as she claimed.

Following her announcement on Monday, Warren was widely mocked online:

Warren has privately met with Native leaders to hear out criticisms from D.N.A. test, but publicly, she is still refusing to give an inch. Last month, even her own allies told me this was a “strategic failure” that was “depressing and unforgettable.”https://t.co/NVIDJlMI53 https://t.co/zFBMwMqxXj

— Steadman (@AsteadWesley) December 31, 2018

I have big reservations about Elizabeth Warren running. Get it?

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 31, 2018

Meanwhile 2019 starts off with some sad news… pic.twitter.com/yeW1KekTOv

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 1, 2019

News of #ElizabethWarren’s presidential campaign bid causes some to have reservations… pic.twitter.com/JYJWlYcDNc

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 1, 2019

Exploratory committee test results: Elizabeth Warren is currently 1/1023 sure she's running for president. https://t.co/C0PpRsPNOX

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) December 31, 2018