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Clinton’s ‘off the reservation’ remark triggers anger for Native Americans, disbelief in others. The phrase refers to Native Americans who literally wandered off reservations – against the laws of the time. The former secretary of state used the phrase in response to a question from CNN’s Jake Tapper about how she plans to deal with the frequent personal attacks of Trump.

“I have a lot of experience dealing with men who sometimes get off the reservation in the way they behave and how they speak,” Clinton told Tapper.


“I find it very disappointing. Anyone would never use that phrase in that context,” said Nicole Willis, National Tribal Outreach Director for Sen. Bernie Sanders. Rob Capriccioso, bureau chief for Indian Country Today in Washington, D.C., wrote in a statement to NPR: “I bristle when I hear the phrase"

Clinton said her comment was a “misstatement,” and that Native Americans have no better friend than her.”