‘The View’ Cohost Ana Navarro Claims RNC Fed Her Talking Points When She Was a ‘Republican Hack’

The View cohost Ana Navarro is criticizing her own past work, calling herself a “Republican hack” for repeating party talking points earlier in her career.

While the political commentator, 54, is still a registered Republican, she has been very outspoken against President Donald Trump and his administration and voted for Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Following the February 2026 launch of her podcast, Bleep!, Navarro told Entertainment Weekly in a new interview that she isn’t beholden to either the right or the left on the show.

“[I don’t] feel the need to go out on TV or my podcast and spew Republican talking points or Democratic talking points,” the political strategist explained. “I’m free to think about what’s happening and give my authentic, own opinion — which wasn’t always the case.”

“When I was a Republican hack, I’d get talking points from the RNC, campaigns, and my friends who were running campaigns or running for office,” Navarro added. “It was my job to go out there and regurgitate the same party lines that everybody else regurgitated on TV.”

The RNC has not commented on her claim.

She went on to say that, as she works as cohost on the ABC morning show, she doesn’t “get guidance from anybody,” telling EW that she does all her own research and is very candid with her opinions.

“What I strive for is authenticity, and I am unburdened — God, I sound like Kamala Harris — I am unburdened by partisan chains,” added the pundit.

Navarro also shared that the upcoming midterm elections will be a focal point for her podcast.

“These elections are the most important of my life so far, because we need to stop the insanity and for there to be accountability,” she explained. “I hope I can motivate people to not lose hope in the American experiment, and to go out and vote. Don’t lose hope in our democratic process.”

“I think people need to be informed and engaged. I talk about the need of having a balance in life, because I feel like a lot of people are feeling a great deal of angst. Angst dissipates when you have a voting plan for what to do,” she added. “When you have tangible actions you can take, you feel less frustrated about the American reality right now, than if you’re just doom-scrolling.”