Co-host of ABC’s “The View” Ana Navarro is blasting former President Donald Trump for claiming the 2020 presidential election was stolen, while stating she believes his 2016 victory was not legitimate.
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the co-hosts of “The View” discussed the violence that transpired that day as supporters of Trump sought to halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
Navarro said, “There’s things which I think should transcend partisanship and should transcend politics, and a breach of the U.S. Capitol, an attack on our democratic principles and institutions should be one of those things, and I really blame Republicans at the top for capitulating to Trump.”
“I blame Trump for continuing this environment of lies and conspiracy theories and not accepting that he lost, and encouraging and promoting what happened, the Big Lie and what happened on Jan. 6. He bears responsibility, and it’s not just me saying this,” she continued.
She proceeded to read part of a speech from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that blamed the former president for the riot.
Navarro added, “We’ve seen Republican after Republican who on Jan. 6 was shocked and calling for investigation, and for truth and for reaction and action from Trump. We’ve seen them bow down to Trump because they want to stay elected, and because they’re putting their own positions over democracy and over defending the U.S. institution of a legitimate election.”
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AMERICA GRAPPLES WITH DENIAL OVER JAN. 6 EVENTS: As we approach the one year anniversary of the Capitol attack, @JoyVBehar, @sunny, @ananavarro, and @YNB discuss the impact of those who do not believe the details revealed by the House Jan. 6 committee. https://t.co/om0CPHpGPj pic.twitter.com/7TdrHedUna
— The View (@TheView) January 4, 2022
The co-host went on, “I felt that Donald Trump had not been legitimately elected. I felt he’d gotten help from the Russians, but you know what? It would have never occurred to me to take up arms against Donald Trump. That’s just not what we do in America.”
“Our weapon of choice is voting, is democracy, it’s the ballot, and so I hope that people remember Jan. 6. You know why? You know how? By registering to vote. By making sure they know where they have to show up to vote because there are elections this year and they are so crucial,” Navarro added.
Trump repeatedly claimed that the 2020 presidential election was tilted in President Joe Biden’s favor due to widespread fraud. However, several legal challenges and recounts did not find evidence to support his claim.
Navarro’s comments appeared to reference allegations that members of Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russian operatives to swing that election. However, former Special Counsel Rober Mueller’s investigation did not find evidence of collusion.
