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Daily Mail
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Ana Navarro dismissed CNN panelist as 'white man'
By Published: | Updated: Political commentator Ana Navarro went after a fellow panelist's racial identity on Monday night's episode of 'CNN NewsNight'. Navarro – who is a senior political commentator for CNN as well as a co–host of The View - went head to head with conservative journalist Brad Polumbo over Trump's immigration policies. The heated exchange began when Polumbo called out Navarro for labeling Trump's immigration agenda as a 'reign of terror'. 'I think you're definitely being hyperbolic when you talk about a reign of terror. When the doomsday alarm from Democrats or media critics is always at a ten, it doesn't hit the same,' Polumbo said. Navarro issued a blistering response, saying, 'It might be hyperbolic for you as a white man… It's certainly not hyperbolic for me as a Latino.' Polumbo was offended by her comment and accused Navarro of being racially discriminatory, 'Oh okay, so we're being racist now,' he clapped back. However, before Polumbo could respond, CNN host Abby Philip stepped in to defend Navarro and de-escalate the argument. 'I just want to make a point that, Brad, all she's saying is that her view of the situation is different from yours. I don't think that's an insult,' Philip said. But Polumbo maintained his position that Navarro was being racist, saying, 'She basically said that I'm wrong because I'm a white man.' Philip attempted to wrap the conversation, saying, 'No, no, no… She said I see it differently from you — which is not an insult. And it's also not a racial insult.' A clip of the dramatic back-and-forth has gone viral on X, where many users shared their opinion on the dispute. One user wrote, 'She is a bigot. Why does @CNN and the @TheView allow this behavior. White people should form a class action suit and sue her and these networks!' Another said, 'Being an insufferable, rude woman, makes her opinion invalid.' Some users, however, rushed to Navarro's defense. 'White men are absolute cry babies. They just cannot,' a user wrote in response to Polumbo's reaction. This is certainly not the first time Navarro has gone head-to-head with CNN's guests. In April, an argument between Navarro and a black conservative pundit turned so vicious that the network had to abruptly cut to a commercial break. Navarro and Shermichael Singleton got into a shouting match as they discussed the case of undocumented migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia (pictured), who was deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration. The back-and-forth turned quickly ugly after Singleton appeared to mishear something Navarro said and became furious at what he called a comparison between undocumented migrants and African Americans who are the descendants of slaves. 'They are not the same as black people who were brought here against our will!' he shouted. 'They decide to walk their way across the border, there is a big difference!' Phillips then chimed in to tell Singleton, 'I think you actually misheard what she said.' Navarro added: 'You think I would say something like that after advocating for black people my entire life? But the argument continued to escalate, with Singleton sarcastically replying: 'Great. Congratulations. Last time I checked, I'm black. You're not, okay.' Navarro fought back: 'That's right. I'm Latino and my people are being racially profiled. Do I have to remind you the history of my people? Do you really wanna go there?' an agitated Singleton continued. That's when Phillips cut their shouting match and sent the cameras to commercial break.
Daily Mail
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
The View's Ana Navarro accused of dismissing fellow CNN panelist as 'white man' in heated exchange
Political commentator Ana Navarro went after a fellow panelist's racial identity on Monday night's episode of ' CNN NewsNight'. Navarro – who is a senior political commentator for CNN as well as a co–host of The View - went head to head with conservative journalist Brad Polumbo over Trump's immigration policies. The heated exchange began when Polumbo called out Navarro for labeling Trump's immigration agenda as a 'reign of terror'. 'I think you're definitely being hyperbolic when you talk about a reign of terror. When the doomsday alarm from Democrats or media critics is always at a ten, it doesn't hit the same,' Polumbo said. Navarro issued a blistering response, saying, 'It might be hyperbolic for you as a white man… It's certainly not hyperbolic for me as a Latino.' Polumbo was offended by her comment and accused Navarro of being racially discriminatory, 'Oh okay, so we're being racist now,' he clapped back. Navarro insisted she was not being racist, but Polumbo disagreed. 'To dismiss my opinion for being a white man, is racist,' he responded. The two continued to bicker, with Navarro asking, 'Being a white man is an insult?' and Polumbo responding, 'When you invoke it to dismiss my opinion, yes.' Navarro (pictured) – who is a senior political commentator for CNN as well as a co–host of The View - went head to head with conservative journalist Brad Polumbo over Trump's immigration policies Navarro then asked the conservative, 'Do you think Latinos are living under circumstances that other people may not be right now?' However, before Polumbo could respond, CNN host Abby Philip stepped in to defend Navarro and de-escalate the argument. 'I just want to make a point that, Brad, all she's saying is that her view of the situation is different from yours. I don't think that's an insult,' Philip said. But Polumbo maintained his position that Navarro was being racist, saying, 'She basically said that I'm wrong because I'm a white man.' Philip attempted to wrap the conversation, saying, 'No, no, no… She said I see it differently from you — which is not an insult. And it's also not a racial insult.' A clip of the dramatic back-and-forth has gone viral on X, where many users shared their opinion on the dispute. One user wrote, 'She is a bigot. Why does @CNN and the @TheView allow this behavior. White people should form a class action suit and sue her and these networks!' Another said, 'Being an insufferable, rude woman, makes her opinion invalid.' Some users, however, rushed to Navarro's defense. 'White men are absolute cry babies. They just cannot,' a user wrote in response to Polumbo's reaction. This is certainly not the first time Navarro has gone head-to-head with CNN's guests. In April, an argument between Navarro and a black conservative pundit turned so vicious that the network had to abruptly cut to a commercial break. Navarro and Shermichael Singleton got into a shouting match as they discussed the case of undocumented migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration. The back-and-forth turned quickly ugly after Singleton appeared to mishear something Navarro said and became furious at what he called a comparison between undocumented migrants and African Americans who are the descendants of slaves. 'They are not the same as black people who were brought here against our will!' he shouted. 'They decide to walk their way across the border, there is a big difference!' Phillips then chimed in to tell Singleton, 'I think you actually misheard what she said.' Navarro added: 'You think I would say something like that after advocating for black people my entire life?' But the argument continued to escalate, with Singleton sarcastically replying: 'Great. Congratulations. Last time I checked, I'm black. You're not, okay.' Navarro fought back: 'That's right. I'm Latino and my people are being racially profiled.' 'Do I have to remind you the history of my people? Do you really wanna go there?' an agitated Singleton continued. That's when Phillips cut their shouting match and sent the cameras to commercial break.
The Independent
15-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
The View host tears into Republican infighting over Epstein files
The View host Ana Navarro tore into Republicans' responses to the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files during Tuesday's (15 July) program. It comes as a growing number of the president's supporters have complained after he encouraged people to move on from the Epstein files. For years, right-wing influencers circulated theories online about the government's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his death in federal prison, perpetuating claims that a ring of high-profile, powerful individuals helped cover up the convicted pedophile's actions and ensure he never stood trial. But last week's Justice Department and FBI memo shut down many of those theories, including the existence of a 'client list,' and disappointed many Trump supporters who refused to believe the absence of bombshell revelations. "It turns out that when you spend years building a five-alarm fire, you can't put it out by pissing on it," Ms Navarro said.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump White House lashes out at 'The View' cohost Ana Navarro over Alligator Alcatraz comments: 'Can't get any dumber'
A White House spokesperson has reacted to Ana Navarro's criticism of Alligator Alcatraz. The incendiary statement comes after the View cohost called out people treating the detention center as a tourist destination. "No one who has any interest in facts or logic should pay attention to whatever Ana is spewing on TV," the statement Donald Trump's White House is speaking out against The View cohost Ana Navarro after the Republican commentator chastised people who have been treating Florida's Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center as a tourist destination. On Friday's episode of The View, Navarro labeled those who sensationalize visits to the controversial locale — which has drawn intense criticism along with nationwide ICE raids — as "racist" and "horrible human" beings. Reached for comment by Entertainment Weekly, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson issued a statement blasting Navarro's remarks. "Every time you think Ana Navaro [sic] can't get any dumber, she proves you wrong," the statement says. Jackson continues, "The real 'horrible human beings' are the violent illegal criminals being held at Alligator Alcatraz, including murderers like an illegal alien who slit the throat of an elderly woman in Florida and set her house on fire." (The statement also linked to a social media post outlining the alleged crimes, though EW could not immediately verify the validity of the allegations.) "No one who has any interest in facts or logic should pay attention to whatever Ana is spewing on TV because it's probably wrong or stupid or, most likely, both," Jackson's statement concludes. EW has reached out to a representative for Navarro at The View for a response. During an impassioned criticism of Alligator Alcatraz, Navarro told the View audience Friday morning that she believes the detention facility to be part of a bigger plot to whitewash the country. "If you're out there in the Everglades, driving out there and getting out of your car to take a picture as if it were the Eiffel Tower, you are a racist and you are a horrible human being," she said, while the studio audience applauded. "This is not just about undocumented immigrants," Navarro continued. "When you're taking away temporary protective status, when you're putting legal, permanent residents, detaining and deporting them, when you're threatening U.S. citizens that you don't like that you're going to take away their citizenship — naturalized ones — when you're talking about birthright citizenship and taking that away, this is not about going after the criminals and the gang members, this is about making America white again and otherizing everybody who's an immigrant." Navarro and her fellow panelists have long spoken out against Trump and his administration, though current View cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin previously worked under Trump during his first presidential term. The president has taken aim at The View cohosts in the past, even going as far as to call moderator Whoopi Goldberg's comedy "filthy dirty" and the rest of the panelists "really dumb people" in the run-up to the 2024 eventually resigned from Trump's first administration and subsequently spoke out against him, and even spoke to prosecutors in 2023 in a massive probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on ABC. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Fox News
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
'The View' co-host Sunny Hostin claims 'reckoning' coming for masked ICE agents carrying out deportations
"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin told viewers on Friday that there will be a "reckoning" for masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carrying out deportations across the United States. Hostin argued that ICE agents were masking themselves to avoid being held accountable for their actions in the future, rather than to protect their safety. "They don't show IDs, they're not dressed appropriately, they're not flagged, and they're masked. So, in my world, you mask yourself because you don't want to be seen… because there will be a reckoning for some of the actions that law enforcement — actual law enforcement — have done," she asserted. Hostin argued that if ICE agents performed their duties without wearing masks and "disappearing people from the streets," the public would feel less "endangered." President Donald Trump's immigration policies as a whole were a hot topic for the panel, with co-host Ana Navarro alleging that the president's crackdown on illegal immigration is all about "making America White again." "When you are talking about birthright citizenship and taking that away, this is not about going after the criminals and the gang members, this is about making America White again," she claimed. Navarro furthered her point by claiming that while there are Latino and "Brown" immigrants being rounded up and deported, the Trump administration is opening the doors for White Afrikaners from South Africa who are fleeing a "nonexistent genocide." Co-host Sara Haines accused the administration of investing in "fear-mongering" rather than "actual solutions," citing the breakdown of federal funding for deportations versus the funding for hiring immigration judges as evidence. The Trump administration's new detention facility for illegal immigrants, "Alligator Alcatraz," located in the Florida Everglades, was also widely condemned by the panel. According to Hostin, the detention facility is a "pay-for-play" scheme designed to enrich the Republican donors who helped elect Trump to the presidency. "Who built and is making money off 'Alligator Alcatraz?' Republican donors, Republican donors. They invested millions to elect congresspeople, to elect Donald Trump, and they are getting rewarded," she claimed. Navarro accused people who are taking trips to visit the facility of being "horrible people" and racists. "If you are out there in the Everglades, driving out there and getting out of your car to take a picture like if it was the Eiffel Tower, you are a racist, and you are a horrible human being," she said. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and ICE for comment.
