Trump supporters were outraged after View co-host Ana Navarro shared a nude photo of Melania Trump on Instagram while trying to defend Vice President Kamala Harris’ dating history.
Navarro, 52, has described her political stance in the past as “centrist” and has been an outspoken critic of former President Trump and his administration.
But the Nicaraguan-born Republican strategist went ballistic as she defended Harris, who has been the target of attacks since announcing her candidacy.
In some cases, Harris was called “Jezebel” and insults were used because she had no biological children.
The View co-host Ana Navarro has drawn the ire of Trump supporters after venting her anger during an attempt to defend Vice President Kamala Harris’ dating history.
Navarro shared a nude photo of Melania Trump on Instagram while defending Kamala Harris
Navarro posted an angry response after the attacks on Harris last week
The attacks focused primarily on Harris’ alleged dating history, which angered Navarro and forced her to respond strongly.
“Some Republicans are on TV and social media making disgusting sexual comments about Kamala Harris and trying to make an issue of her dating history. This country deserves to have a debate about real issues that affect all of us. But you want to make this an issue? Bring it on,” Navarro said.
Navarro added the nude photo of Melania Trump, in which the former first lady lies on a fur rug with diamond jewelry, handcuffed to a briefcase. The photo was taken in January 2000 as part of a GQ photo shoot,
A second photo was also included, depicting the Trumps at a party with known sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
“I have never seen any nude photos of Kamala Harris or her husband. Kamala has never partied with sexual predators,” Navarro continued. “You want to go deep? I’m not leaving a single thing unanswered this time. None. I’ll happily go 20,000 leagues under the sea.”
A second photo was also attached showing the Trumps at a February 2000 party with known sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
Some of Harris’s critics have brought up her past relationships with talk show host Montell Williams and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.
In one of the attacks, far-right political activist Laura Loomer accused Harris, 59, of having worked as a sex worker for “successful, wealthy, black men” in the past, claiming she provided sexual favors in exchange for power.
Many Trump supporters were unhappy with Navarro’s outburst and the photo used to launch her attack.
“You should be BANNED OFF THE SCREEN!!!! How dare you post something like this about someone who said or did nothing!!!! Go after those who campaign but THEY DON’T!!!! How dare you!!! This is why this show sucks,” one commenter wrote.
“Women putting down other women is a form of self-hatred. There is no reason outside of envy and hatred that another woman would open her mouth to put down another woman,” another added.
Some of Harris’s attackers have brought up her past relationships, including one with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown in the 1990s.
A relationship with talk show host Montell Williams has also been discussed in the attacks. The pair are pictured in May 2001
Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Income Doug Emhoff are seen at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware on Monday
“Can we please stop bashing other women? Kamala has a pretty impressive track record as a prosecutor in California thank goodness!! Mrs. Trump was a model in her younger days and I’m sure she’s taken far worse pictures than this but can we please stop bashing these two ladies,” a third pleaded.
Harris has come under a series of attacks in recent days. In another recently resurfaced clip, this time from 2021, Trump’s VP pick JD Vance singled out Harris for saying that those who hadn’t had children, particularly “childless cat ladies,” were “miserable” and had no “direct interest” in the country.
Harris supporters were quick to point out that no U.S. president has ever physically given birth to a child, since they were all men. A handful have never had a child either.
Chief among them was George Washington, America’s first president, who, like Harris, helped raise his wife’s children from a previous marriage.
Navarro met Harris in person on Friday. “I had the chance to tell her in person, I support her 100%. Join me. Let’s do this!” she wrote on Instagram
In another post, she praised President Joe Biden for his service to the country
Navarro, 52, has described her political position in the past as “centrist” and has been an outspoken critic of former President Trump and his administration
Meghan McCain, daughter of the late Republican Senator John McCain, warned that Vance’s comments “energize women on all sides, including my most conservative friends who support Trump.”
Harris has two stepchildren, Cole and Ella, through her husband Doug Emhoff and his first wife.
Their mother, Kerstin Emhoff, said in a statement to CNN that the attacks on Harris were “unfounded.”
“For over 10 years, since Cole and Ella were teenagers, Kamala has co-parented with Doug and me,” she said.
“I love our blended family and am grateful that she is a part of it.”
Ella, 25, who calls Harris “Momala,” wrote on Instagram: “I love my three parents.”
“How can you be ‘childless’ when you have such adorable children as Cole and I.”
