Photo: Ana Navarro/InstagramAna Navarrohas a sweet tooth.The Viewco-host hilariously posted about candy she lifted from a White House event on Saturday, saying the President could “deduct it” from her taxes.“Was at@WhiteHousetoday, listening to@potuscommemorate#HispanicHeritageMonthand reiterate Hispanic history IS American history,” Navarro wrote on Twitter.Navarro is originally from Nicaragua and frequently uses her platformto advocate for Hispanic and Latino citizens.She shared a bit more about her night at the White House: “AndI stole a bunch of presidential m&m’s. Cuz that’s what you do at the WH….steal everything that ain’t tied down. Deduct it from my taxes.“She posted a photo of a number of White House branded candy boxes, presumably the ones she “stole” at the event, also including the photo in an Instagram carousel from the night.“So I went to the@whitehousetoday to hear@potuscommemorate#hispanicheritagemonthand hug, Carlos Elizondo, the FIRST Latino White House Social Secretary (he’s also gay, which means everything is purrrrfect),” Navarro wrote on Instagram. “Oh, and the other guy is@yotuelwho is like a Grammy-winning genius. And lastly, I confess, I stole a bunch of Presidential seal Hershey’s kisses. Cuz that’s what one does at the WH…steal everything that ain’t tied down. The end.“Whether the candy she stole was M&Ms or Kisses, being present for the commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which started Sept. 15 and goes through Oct. 15, was important for Navarro.Ana Navarro.Lou Rocco/ABCAfter nearly a decade of appearing onThe View, she wasnamed a permanent co-hostin August, ahead of season 26. Upon announcing her official capacity, she took the opportunity toshare some thoughts about the representation of Latino immigrantson Aug. 4.“I’ve thought about it long and hard. As you all know, most weeks I’m on a plane at least four times a week, and I spent countless hours on planes, at airports, in hotels — sometimes it gets lonely,” she added.“But I also know it’s a huge, enormous, incomparable privilege to be part of a 25-year institution. And whether people like it or not, whether some people acknowledge it or not, it is the relevance and the importance and the platform thatThe Viewrepresents.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Navarro continued, “And I, and we at this table, have spent a lot of time talking about representation and saying representation matters. And that means that when a little Latina immigrant girl born in Chinandega, Nicaragua, who came to this country at the age of 8 as a political refugee and found her home here, gets the opportunity and the chance to have a platform — you grab it with both hands and you run with it.”
Photo: Ana Navarro/Instagram
Ana Navarrohas a sweet tooth.The Viewco-host hilariously posted about candy she lifted from a White House event on Saturday, saying the President could “deduct it” from her taxes.“Was at@WhiteHousetoday, listening to@potuscommemorate#HispanicHeritageMonthand reiterate Hispanic history IS American history,” Navarro wrote on Twitter.Navarro is originally from Nicaragua and frequently uses her platformto advocate for Hispanic and Latino citizens.She shared a bit more about her night at the White House: “AndI stole a bunch of presidential m&m’s. Cuz that’s what you do at the WH….steal everything that ain’t tied down. Deduct it from my taxes.“She posted a photo of a number of White House branded candy boxes, presumably the ones she “stole” at the event, also including the photo in an Instagram carousel from the night.“So I went to the@whitehousetoday to hear@potuscommemorate#hispanicheritagemonthand hug, Carlos Elizondo, the FIRST Latino White House Social Secretary (he’s also gay, which means everything is purrrrfect),” Navarro wrote on Instagram. “Oh, and the other guy is@yotuelwho is like a Grammy-winning genius. And lastly, I confess, I stole a bunch of Presidential seal Hershey’s kisses. Cuz that’s what one does at the WH…steal everything that ain’t tied down. The end.“Whether the candy she stole was M&Ms or Kisses, being present for the commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which started Sept. 15 and goes through Oct. 15, was important for Navarro.Ana Navarro.Lou Rocco/ABCAfter nearly a decade of appearing onThe View, she wasnamed a permanent co-hostin August, ahead of season 26. Upon announcing her official capacity, she took the opportunity toshare some thoughts about the representation of Latino immigrantson Aug. 4.“I’ve thought about it long and hard. As you all know, most weeks I’m on a plane at least four times a week, and I spent countless hours on planes, at airports, in hotels — sometimes it gets lonely,” she added.“But I also know it’s a huge, enormous, incomparable privilege to be part of a 25-year institution. And whether people like it or not, whether some people acknowledge it or not, it is the relevance and the importance and the platform thatThe Viewrepresents.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Navarro continued, “And I, and we at this table, have spent a lot of time talking about representation and saying representation matters. And that means that when a little Latina immigrant girl born in Chinandega, Nicaragua, who came to this country at the age of 8 as a political refugee and found her home here, gets the opportunity and the chance to have a platform — you grab it with both hands and you run with it.”
Ana Navarrohas a sweet tooth.
The Viewco-host hilariously posted about candy she lifted from a White House event on Saturday, saying the President could “deduct it” from her taxes.
“Was at@WhiteHousetoday, listening to@potuscommemorate#HispanicHeritageMonthand reiterate Hispanic history IS American history,” Navarro wrote on Twitter.
Navarro is originally from Nicaragua and frequently uses her platformto advocate for Hispanic and Latino citizens.
She shared a bit more about her night at the White House: “AndI stole a bunch of presidential m&m’s. Cuz that’s what you do at the WH….steal everything that ain’t tied down. Deduct it from my taxes.”
She posted a photo of a number of White House branded candy boxes, presumably the ones she “stole” at the event, also including the photo in an Instagram carousel from the night.
“So I went to the@whitehousetoday to hear@potuscommemorate#hispanicheritagemonthand hug, Carlos Elizondo, the FIRST Latino White House Social Secretary (he’s also gay, which means everything is purrrrfect),” Navarro wrote on Instagram. “Oh, and the other guy is@yotuelwho is like a Grammy-winning genius. And lastly, I confess, I stole a bunch of Presidential seal Hershey’s kisses. Cuz that’s what one does at the WH…steal everything that ain’t tied down. The end.”
Whether the candy she stole was M&Ms or Kisses, being present for the commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which started Sept. 15 and goes through Oct. 15, was important for Navarro.
Ana Navarro.Lou Rocco/ABC
After nearly a decade of appearing onThe View, she wasnamed a permanent co-hostin August, ahead of season 26. Upon announcing her official capacity, she took the opportunity toshare some thoughts about the representation of Latino immigrantson Aug. 4.
“I’ve thought about it long and hard. As you all know, most weeks I’m on a plane at least four times a week, and I spent countless hours on planes, at airports, in hotels — sometimes it gets lonely,” she added.
“But I also know it’s a huge, enormous, incomparable privilege to be part of a 25-year institution. And whether people like it or not, whether some people acknowledge it or not, it is the relevance and the importance and the platform thatThe Viewrepresents.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Navarro continued, “And I, and we at this table, have spent a lot of time talking about representation and saying representation matters. And that means that when a little Latina immigrant girl born in Chinandega, Nicaragua, who came to this country at the age of 8 as a political refugee and found her home here, gets the opportunity and the chance to have a platform — you grab it with both hands and you run with it.”
source: people.com
