Ana Navarro
Ana Navarro | |
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Born | Ana Violeta Navarro Flores[1] December 28, 1971[2] Chinandega, Nicaragua |
Education | Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart |
Alma mater | University of Miami (B.A) St. Thomas University (J.D.) |
Occupation(s) | Political commentator, strategist |
Employer | CNN |
Political party | Republican |
Ana Violeta Navarro Flores (born December 28, 1971) is a Nicaraguan-born American political strategist and political commentator for various news outlets, including CNN, CNN en Español,[3] ABC News, Telemundo,[4] and The View.[5]
Early life and education
Navarro was born in 1971 in Nicaragua, the daughter of Violeta Flores Lopez and José Augusto Navarro Flores.[1] She and her family moved to the United States in 1980, because of political turmoil.[1] She attended the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, a private Catholic college preparatory day school for girls in Coconut Grove, Miami.[5] Navarro earned a Bachelor's degree Latin American Studies and Political Science in 1993 from the University of Miami. In 1997, she earned her Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law.[6]
During her first year in university, Navarro raised funds for the Contras in the Nicaraguan Revolution. According to Navarro, she became a Republican because of Ronald Reagan and his backing of the Contras.[7][8]
Life and career
Republican strategist
Navarro has served in a number of Republican administrations, including the transition team for Florida governor Jeb Bush in 1998.[9] She also served as the national co-chair of the Hispanic Advisory Council for John McCain in 2008[3] and Jon Huntsman Jr. in 2012.[10] She supported Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign.[11]
Political commentator
She received negative press in 2013 from a statement she made on Meet the Press suggesting that working moms work hard while stay-at-home moms are "kept women" who "want to lean back and be on a rocking chair drinking a mint julep."[12]
In February 2014, she became a political commentator for ABC News.[13] Navarro appeared on ABC's The View in mid-2015 and has since become a recurring panelist. She was added as a Friday co-host when moderator Whoopi Goldberg was off.[14] She is currently a political commentator on CNN and CNN en Español.[5]
Donald Trump
In October 2016, she made headlines when she strongly criticized Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on CNN after the Donald Trump and Billy Bush recording surfaced, and called for party leaders to disown Trump.[15][16][17] She also harshly criticized Trump's comments about immigrants, labeling him a racist.[18]
On November 7, 2016, she revealed that she had voted for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Though Navarro is a lifelong Republican, she is vehemently anti-Trump, and said she decided to vote for Clinton after seeing how close the race in Florida had become.[11]
Navarro has been labeled a "Never Trump-er."[19]
Roy Moore
She was a vocal opponent to the 2017 election of Roy Moore to the Senate, due to allegations of sexual assault and molestation.[20]
Pussy viral clip
A clip of Navarro saying "pussy" live on a CNN panel while quoting a statement by Donald Trump was widely circulated online in October 2016.
Tax money for settlements
Navarro is a vocal opponent of using tax money to pay for legal fees related to sexual harassment. She has cited the $17 million of federal tax money that has been spent by politicians in Congress towards settlement claims.[21]
Personal life
Navarro resides in Miami. She announced her engagement via Twitter on October 13, 2018.[22]
References
- ^ a b c Stated on Finding Your Roots, November 14, 2017
- ^ Vilchez, Anagilmara (June 8, 2016). "A Nicaraguan who Advises Republicans - Havana Times.org". Havana Times. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Ana Navarro". Harvard Institute of Politics. Fall 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) | Twitter". Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ a b c "Biography". The View. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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- ^ Blitzer, Jonathan (October 19, 2016). "Ana Navarro's One-Woman Revolt Against Donald Trump". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Adam C. (February 7, 2013). "GOP operative Ana Navarro a warrior for the cause". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ "GOP operative Ana Navarro a warrior for the cause". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ Smith, Adam C. (1 February 2013). "GOP operative Ana Navarro a warrior for the cause". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ a b Navarro, Ana (November 7, 2016). "Ana Navarro: I'm voting for Hillary Clinton". CNN.
- ^ "On NBC, RINO Strategist Insults 'Lean Back With a Mint Julep' Moms Who Stay Home". NewsBusters. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ Horowitz, Jason (12 May 2015). "Jeb Bush, Ana Navarro and the Question That May Have Been Misheard". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Meghan McCain slams 'View' co-hosts over Trump-Flynn mishap". EW.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ "'That's 50 shades of crazy!': Ana Navarro blasts Trump rep for blaming his crudeness on erotic novel". The Raw Story. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ Crockett, Emily (2016-10-08). "GOP strategist Ana Navarro unleashed hellfire on CNN over Trump. It's must-see TV". Vox. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ "Ana Navarro has become the voice of the outraged Republican woman". miamiherald. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ Rebecca Shapiro (2016-10-07). "CNN's Ana Navarro Demolishes Trump In 2 Languages: 'He Is a Flat-Out Racist!'". The Huffington Post.
- ^ Manchester, Julia (2018-10-11). "'Never Trump' Republicans are 'extinct,' says pollster". TheHill. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ "10 Latinas who dominated 2017 – The Lily". The Lily. 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ Navarro, Ana. "In media, you get fired. In politics, not so much". CNN. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ "Ana Navarro". Politic365. Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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Further reading
- Navarro is sceptical, but hopes that president-elect Trump will bring together the strongly divided Americans, 9 Nov. 2016.
- Navarro about the twitter-addiction of president-elect Donald Trump, Jan. 2017
- Navarro's comment at Trump's aggressive tweet towards MSNBC-hosts, who doubted his fitness for office in their broadcast - 1 July 2017
- Navarro challenges Republicans to grow a spine after Trump's ambivalent comments about the Charlottesville riots - 16 Aug. 2017