DNC Host Ana Navarro on Her Dog ChaCha Becoming Convention’s ‘Emotional Support Poodle’: ‘Doug Emhoff Petted Her and So Did Barack Obama’
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Ana Navarro was always supposed to serve as a celebrity host at this year’s Democratic National Convention.
In fact, she was offered the role when Joe Biden was still in the race. “I was supposed to do Kamala Harris’ night,” the “View” co-host and CNN commentator told me Tuesday night during a phone call from a car on her way from Chicago’s United Center to an after party featuring a performance by John Legend. “I’ve known Joe Biden for 25 years and Kamala for about seven,” Navarro continued. “Kamala and I, it’s not a political friendship.
It’s a genuine friendship. We’ve laughed together. We’ve cried together. We have cussed together. We have danced together.” Navarro hosted Tuesday evening after Tony Goldwyn did so on Monday.
Mindy Kaling will host Wednesday while Kerry Washington will take on the fourth and final night on Thursday when Harris is set to formally accept the party’s nomination.
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