'Political mercenary': Ana Navarro calls out former Republican, then independent, and now Democrat Charlie Crist to his face



Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, who has lost three statewide elections running in different parties, was grilled on his long record of political flip-flops by fellow Floridian and former GOP strategist Ana Navarro during an appearance on "The View."

Navarro, a longtime critic of Crist, called him a "political mercenary" and asked him to explain why skeptical voters should believe any of his positions are sincerely held.

"You've been in sixteen elections in the last three decades. In that time you've gone from a staunch Republican, to an independent, to a Democrat," Navarro said Friday. "Your own words, Charlie, have come back to haunt you, have been used against you."

"The View" cut to a clip of a robocall Crist recorded during his 2006 campaign for governor of Florida as a Republican. In the message, Crist says he is "pro-life," opposes "amnesty" for illegal immigrants, supports traditional marriage and opposes gay adoption, and opposes raising taxes and big spending.

"Floridians need a consistent, conservative governor that they can trust," Crist says in the robocall.

More than a decade later, as a Democrat, Crist has changed his position on all of those issues. Navarro demanded an explanation from him.

"Those are your words. What would you say to skeptics like me who think you've changed parties because you're a political mercenary and it was out of convenience?" Navarro asked. "How should we trust you?"

\u201cAna Navarro plays an old robocall Crist put out and calls him a "political mercenary and demands he explain his constant flip-flopping.\u201d
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@Nicholas Fondacaro) 1662738379

"I changed parties because my party changed," Crist replied. "It started with the rise of the Tea Party back in '09 and 2010, and it really has metastasized since then. And, you know, I just couldn't stomach it any more."

He gave an obligatory disclaimer that there's "a lot of good Republicans" in Florida and the rest of the country before saying "the party has changed dramatically from what it was when I was a Republican."

Then he accused the GOP and his opponent Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of being "anti-minority" and making it harder for people to vote.

But Navarro pointed out that Republicans still still support many of the policies Crist claimed to support in his 2006 robocall.

"You were embracing a lot of the policy issues back then that Republicans still embrace now, so what has changed?" Navarro pressed.

Crist repeated his assertion that the GOP has changed "dramatically."

Sunny Hostin then asked if Crist had changed his views on gay marriage. "Yeah, about the same time President Obama did," Crist responded. He also said he is "pro-choice" on abortion and pointed to votes he cast as a Florida state lawmaker preventing pro-life legislation from passing.

\u201cDespite Navarro noting that GOP positions have largely stayed the same, Crist keeps insisting it's the Republican Party that has changed.\nSunny Hostin pushes him on gay marriage and abortion.\u201d
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@Nicholas Fondacaro) 1662738379

Crist explained that he cast a tying vote on the state Senate health committee to kill a 24-hour waiting period bill. He also said that as a Republican governor he vetoed "an anti-abortion bill" that would have required a woman to view an ultrasound before seeking an abortion.

"In my six years almost now in Congress, I've got a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood," Crist said, touting his endorsement from the abortion provider in the race against DeSantis.

Previously, Navarro has made clear she is no friend of Crist's. In tweets from 2014 and 2015, she called the former Florida governor a "shallow, feckless, rudderless, spineless, disloyal, career politician."

\u201cCharlie Crist will be on The View today.\n\nHere's what co-host @ananavarro had to say about him in the past:\u201d
— Brendon Leslie (@Brendon Leslie) 1662731636

Ana Navarro cites her disabled relatives to defend abortion and people are horrified



People were horrified when commentator Ana Navarro used her disabled relatives as an example to defend abortion after she was challenged about her Catholic faith.

Navarro made the comments in a debate with Alice Stewart on CNN Friday after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision.

"Just yesterday, you cant but be struck by the contrast, just yesterday the Supreme Court ruled down the concealed weapon issue in New York and said it was not a states' rights," Navarro argued.

"So apparently states are allowed to regulate my uterus but not guns that kill people," she added. "So I have a very hard time with the inconsistency and cherry picking of what makes states' rights."

Stewart pushed back on that argument.

"Look no one has spoken up in the last fifty years for the unborn child for the sanctity of life, and now, people have had the opportunity to speak up for the unborn child and that's important," she said.

"Look, I know Anna is a woman of faith, she has a huge heart, she is very passionate, but also I know that the Catholic faith believes in life and supports the sanctity of life. I don't understand how you can say on one hand you support life, yet you're fine with a woman's decision to choose abortion," Stewart added before being interrupted.

"And I am not anybody to tell you what you need to do with your life or your uterus!" Navarro snapped.

"And because I have a family with a lot of special needs kids. I have a brother who's 57, and has the mental and the motor skills of a one-year-old. And I know what that means financially, emotionally, physically, for a family, and I know not all families can do it," she added.

"And I have a step-granddaughter who was born with Downs syndrome, and you know what? It is very difficult in Florida to get services. It is not as easy as it sounds on paper and I've got another, another step-grandson who is very autistic, who has autism," she continued.

"Mothers, and people in that society in that community will tell you that they've considered suicide because that's how difficult it is to get help. Because that's how lonely they feel. Because they can't get other jobs, because they have financial issues, because of the care that they are unable to give their other children," Navarro said.

Navarro went on to claim that she could compartmentalize her Catholic beliefs away from her political support for abortion.

"And so why can I be Catholic and still think it is a wrong decision? Because I'm American. I'm Catholic inside the church, I'm Catholic when it comes to me. But there's a lot of Americans who are not Catholic and they're not Christian, and they're not Baptist," she said.

"And you have no damn right to tell them what they should do with their bodies!" she concluded. "Nobody does!"

Many people online were horrified to infer that Navarro was implying disabled people were better off dead than to be born into families that might struggle caring for them.

"What @ananavarro said today about children with special needs is absolutely reprehensible. These kids deserve to be loved, not aborted," replied one critic.

"We are appalled by @ananavarro’s reprehensible comments. Children with autism and Down Syndrome are gifts from God who deserve to live," responded the account for Miami Young Conservatives.

"Putting aside how one feels about abortion, do you think their lives hold no value? Would your family be better off without them? How do you go on television and imply this about your family members or those like them?" said another critic.

Navarro was previously a Republican commentator, but she has become a vocal critic of the right after the rise of former President Donald Trump.

Here's the video of Navarro's bizarre comments:

CNN commentator challenged on her religion and abortion stance. See her responsewww.youtube.com

'The View' flips out over SCOTUS ruling on gun rights: 'Tone deaf', 'ridiculous,' 'insanity'



The ladies of "The View" flipped out at the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday after the court struck down a New York gun control law and dramatically expanded gun rights nationwide.

"Right before we went on air, the Supreme Court handed down their decision that will allow New Yorkers to carry concealed firearms, striking down a centuries-old state law that made people have to prove that they had cause to conceal and carry," Whoopi Goldberg said to open the show.

"Given everything New York City is going through, it seems ... I don't even have the words, it seems," she continued, searching for words.

"Stupid," Ana Navarro suggested.

"No, it's worse than that," Goldberg said. "It's worse than that. It's not even stupid. It is such a middle finger to New York. It's a middle finger to New York because we have been trying to figure out how to get a handle on all that has been going on in this city in particular with gun laws."

In a 6-3 decision Thursday, the six Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices ruled that a 108-year-old New York law requiring gun owners to show they have "proper cause" before they can obtain a concealed carry license was unconstitutional on 14th Amendment grounds.

Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the majority, said that because New York interpreted the law to require "a special need for self-defense," the state's licensing law violated the Constitution.

"We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need," Thomas wrote. "That is not how the First Amendment works when it comes to unpopular speech or the free exercise of religion. It is not how the Sixth Amendment works when it comes to a defendant's right to confront the witnesses against him. And it is not how the Second Amendment works when t comes to public carry for self-defense."

Sarah Haines said that "giving people a pass" to carry guns in self-defense and perhaps try to be a "good guy with a gun" in a self-defense or active shooter situation is a "really scary prospect."

Reading from liberal Justice Stephen Breyer's dissent, Ana Navarro noted that in 2020 there were 45,222 Americans killed by firearms and said the court had failed to consider how Americans feel about gun violence before making its decision.

"So what to me this decision is, is tone deaf to the very American epidemic and reality we are living," Navarro said. "We are in a state where just a month ago there was a mass shooting at a supermarket, where people are not safe. We are at a time in American politics where the pressure and the outrage by Americans, the majority of Americans, is such that we're finally seeing bipartisan movement in the Senate on crafting a gun reform legislation."

She called the ruling a "victory" for the National Rifle Association.

\u201c\u201cThe View\u201d guest co-host @ananavarro says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down New York's concealed carry law is "tone deaf" and a \u201cvictory for the NRA.\u201d\u201d
— The Recount (@The Recount) 1655998781

Sunny Hostin, a lawyer, suggested that a bipartisan gun control bill being debated in the U.S. Senate was likely to be struck down by the court as well if it becomes law.

"Gun reform legislation is dead on arrival now, in my view, because of this," Hostin said. "Because any legislation that is passed, I don't think it's going to pass, is going to be challenged in court and the Supreme Court now has said you have the right to carry a gun if there's a self-defense reason any time, any place, anywhere."

But Goldberg held on to hope that somehow the court's decision could be challenged.

"I think people really will feel this is a misstep given everything that the country is going through in terms of guns. I think people are going to think it's a misstep and I think a lot of people are going to start gathering around to figure out how now to go back to court and bring this challenge again because it's ridiculous," she said. "If you believe in state's rights, then what are you doing?"

"This is pure insanity," Joy Behar added later.

"If I wanted to live in a gun culture state I would've moved to Texas. I live in New York, which is not a gun culture state," she complained.

'The View' co-hosts reportedly 'pissed' over their false positive COVID-19 tests — which chaotically derailed 'important' show featuring VP Kamala Harris



"The View" co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro were reportedly victims of false positive COVID-19 test results, Page Six reports.

Hostin and Navarro were unceremoniously yanked from Friday's broadcast of the hit daytime TV show after reportedly testing positive for COVID-19 halfway through the show, on which Vice President Kamala Harris was a guest.

BREAKING: Sunny and Ana have been asked to leave the ABC studio because they tested positive for COVID.#TheView https://t.co/DMIYrjHjid

— The Chat (@LiveOnTheChat) 1632497131.0

What are the details?

According to the report, one person reported to have inside knowledge of the incident said, "[Sunny] is definitely returning to the studio [on Monday]. [Parent company] Disney said they're clear. No quarantining is necessary."

The outlet noted that both Hostin and Navarro immediately took subsequent rapid and PCR tests — both of which came back negative.

A second insider said that they are "95 percent" certain that Hostin will be in the studio on Monday.

Navarro is reportedly set to resume her regular hosting studies "later this week."

"[Hostin and Navarro] were p***ed because everyone's been waiting for this big interview for two weeks now, and then it was derailed because of a false positive," one insider told the outlet.

The two are also reported to be unhappy with the way that the situation unfolded, and were dismayed over how their allegedly positive results were announced on-air — without their permission.

"It was not OK," the insider added. "They made the decision to reveal their COVID-19 results in the heat of the moment when they should've gone to commercial break. They could've stopped, and thought about how to handle it, as opposed to being crazy on air and running around like chickens with their heads cut off."

Following an abrupt commercial break, co-host Joy Behar returned and told audience members, "OK, since this is going to be a major news story any minute now, what happened is, Sunny and Ana both apparently tested positive for COVID. No matter how hard we try, these things happen, they probably have a breakthrough case and they'll be OK, I'm sure, because they're both vaccinated up the wazoo, you know, a lot of vaccines!"

What else?

Parent company ABC has yet to issue a public statement on the incident, and multiple sources, according to Page Six, are panning the testing protocol as an "epic fail."

“It was so crazy," the outlet's second source continued. "Nobody knew what was going on. Everyone at ABC had a different answer about what was going on."

Hostin has yet to publicly address the matter at the time of this reporting, but Navarro has said that she has taken three tests that have all returned a negative result.

Navarro on Saturday tweeted, "Whew! Very thankful to have gotten a third negative PCR test result this afternoon. Headed home to Chacha's dad."

Whew!Very thankful to have gotten a third negative PCR test result this afternoon.Headed home to Chacha’s dad. https://t.co/Gg3jY1xQwL

— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) 1632603299.0

She also shared an Instagram video in which she lambasted the "false alarm" test result.

"Obviously, what happened yesterday was a false positive — a very public, very inopportune, very melodramatic false positive," Navarro said in the video. "Thank you to all of you who checked in. ... I didn't get my g**d**** margarita last night, but I'm gonna get one tonight. Wishing you all a good day."

Liberal heads explode over DeSantis selling 'Don't Fauci My Florida' merch



Progressives are expressing outrage online over new merchandise being sold by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that celebrates freedom — and also happens to mock lockdown advocate Dr. Anthony Fauci.

What are the details?

DeSantis' campaign team announced on Twitter this week that fans could show their support for the conservative governor by purchasing gear online displaying the phrase, "Don't Fauci My Florida."

For $12, supporters can buy a navy blue koozie brandishing the slogan, or for $21, they can buy a black shirt displaying the phrase alongside a Florida logo.

NEW TODAY: Our team just dropped EXCLUSIVE merchandise on our brand-new @WINRED storefront.Trust us… You don’t wa… https://t.co/NSvgsIVBGl

— Team DeSantis (@teamrondesantis) 1626120121.0

Other purchase options include hats and flags that say "Keep Florida Free" or a red koozie saying, "How the hell am I going to be able to drink a beer with a mask on?"

The gear is clearly intended as a jab against the draconian lockdown orders and mask mandates instituted across the country over the past year, measures that were often promoted by Fauci.

In Florida, DeSantis took a different approach, allowing residents of his state to retain their constitutionally enshrined freedoms while still combating the virus.

While discussing Florida's budget recently, the governor noted that his state's promising financial outlook would not have been possible "if we had followed Fauci," adding, "Instead we followed freedom."

What was the reaction?

While Team DeSantis' new merchandise push will certainly be a hit with Republicans, progressives immediately trashed the move online.

Anna Navarro, co-host of ABC's "The View," blasted DeSantis for "exploiting and profiting off the pandemic," calling the new merchandise "irresponsible and shameful."

.@ananavarro criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign for ‘Don’t Fauci My Florida’ merchandise, calling it “e… https://t.co/qBYCagA6IA

— The View (@TheView) 1626279151.0

The Washington Post published a smear piece on the governor, suggesting that the sale comes as "new coronavirus cases [in the state] near highest in nation."

Responding to the story on Twitter, Miami-Dade Democrats wrote, "Over 38k Floridians have died of COVID and @GovRonDeSantis thinks it's appropriate to sell merch mocking their deaths. We can't let this continue. We must elect a Democratic Governor in 2022."

Over 38k Floridians have died of COVID and @GovRonDeSantis thinks it's appropriate to sell merch mocking their deat… https://t.co/T4XhCc4eYK

— Miami-Dade Democrats (@MiamiDadeDems) 1626269923.0

Former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean added, "DeSantis is a well educated crackpot with no allegiance to our country, his constituency or the truth."

Climate advocate Erin Brockovich wrote, "Gov DeSantis you have an environmental catastrophe evolving on the Gulf Coast outside of Tampa — maybe selling anti Fauci merch isn't the best use of your time?"

Gov DeSantis you have an environmental catastrophe evolving on the Gulf Coast outside of Tampa — maybe selling anti… https://t.co/PFRAOyVr2l

— Erin Brockovich (@ErinBrockovich) 1626276963.0

"So who's sick and dying from #COVID19? Unvaccinated Republicans in red states. Natural selection?" said Democratic writer Andy Ostroy.

So who’s sick and dying from #COVID19? Unvaccinated Republicans in red states. Natural selection? https://t.co/SYN5Wk9jd9

— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) 1626267787.0

"Ron DeSantis' failure to protect Floridians during this pandemic will go down in history as one of the greatest catastrophes in Florida history," read a post by Ron Be Gone, a Democratic-run group hoping to stop DeSantis from running for re-election, according to WTVJ-TV.

'The View' devours fellow leftist Van Jones for, um, noting good things Trump did for blacks and appearing in 'smiling' photo with Candace Owens



Anybody out there notice how little leftists celebrated after hated former President Donald Trump flew away from the White House last month and President Joe Biden took the oath of office?

You'd think there would have been 24/7 left-wing dancing in the streets — fully masked-up and socially distanced, of course — with a heapin' helpin' of giddiness, laughter, and politically correct tears of joy. But that isn't what we've seen — quite the opposite, in fact.

Instead, leftists have been even angrier than usual, as they've spent their first few weeks of complete control of the White House and both houses of Congress impeaching Trump — who's, you know, no longer in office — and silencing and canceling and bullying anyone and anything that wafts even the slightest conservative scent.

But has that been enough to satisfy their head-scratching, ravenous appetites? No way.

They're starting to go after their own, like sharks in a feeding frenzy.

Know what happens when a leftist cast member of leftist "Saturday Night Live" tells a transphobic joke? Devoted comrades across the fruited plain pull up their chairs, stick napkins under their collars, and start scraping their knives and forks together. Bon appetit!

Now what?

Now our favorite TV show "The View" seems to have literally jumped those hungry sharks.

We've all known for years that the show's co-hosts — save for Meghan McCain — are avowed, outspoken leftists. But what happened on Friday's program is truly dropping jaws.

Van Jones, a fellow left-wing political figure, made an appearance — and one may have assumed he was stepping into friendly territory. But no.

Co-host Sunny Hostin tore into Jones for — let's see here — acknowledging good things that Trump did for the black people while in office. She actually told him that "people in the black community don't trust you anymore":

Sunny just called out Van Jones for all his flip-flopping. I remember when Van Jones was championing Bernie's progr… https://t.co/CYQ7i8mkzg
— The Chat (@The Chat)1612543299.0

But was that all? No sir.

Trump-hating political commentator Ana Navarro — who apparently was a guest co-host on Friday's program — sank her teeth into Jones for appearing in a "smiling" photo with conservative figure Candace Owens.

Navarro's outraged, courtroom-style cross examination was quite a thing to behold: "Do you not regret that? Do you not see that you're giving her legitimacy? You don't regret taking smiling pictures with Candace Owens? I mean, how does that help the issue?"

Jones apparently couldn't believe his ears — and tried his best to interject — but soon co-host Joy Behar stepped in and broke it up and said "you're gonna have to take it outside."

OMG I cannot stop laughing. @ananavarro just questioned Van Jones for taking “a smiling picture with Candace Owens”… https://t.co/NhfElAS88f
— Candace Owens (@Candace Owens)1612548723.0

As you can see from the latter tweet from Owens herself, she seemed to think Navarro was being a bit unreasonable: "The radical Left wants to unite America by making it a criminal act to smile in pictures with conservatives. Utterly psychopathic."

She added that the photo in question was from an "event attended by both Republicans and Democrats for the First Step Act — prison reform. The women of #TheView are taking their obsession with me to new heights."