CNN’s Ana Navarro took aim at conservatives offended by Michelle Wolf’s comedy routine at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, reminding them that “in the Trump era, only politically-correct ’snowflakes’ should care about feelings.”
“Seems some ppl usually offended at lies & attacks on the media by Trump WH, today are offended by a comedienne publicly calling out Trump WH on their lies & attacks on the media,” Ms. Navarro tweeted Sunday. “But hey, fortunately in the Trump era, only politically-correct ’snowflakes’ should care about feelings.”
Ms. Navarro’s words were accompanied by a picture of a man and a woman in “Trump 2016” T-shirts with the message “F—- your feelings.” The tweet had generated more than 1,400 comments, 7,600 retweets and 25,000 likes by Monday evening.
Ms. Wolf’s routine directed barbs at Congress, Democrats and the media. But the jokes that targeted Mr. Trump, his daughter Ivanka and press aides Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway attracted the most negative attention. Her comedy was risque; C-SPAN radio cut away from her routine over what its management called an “abundance of caution” about whether she’d violate FCC indecency guidelines.
Wolf joked that Ivanka Trump had proven as useful to women as “a box of empty tampons.” She wished for a tree to fall on Ms. Conway, not so she’d get hurt - just stuck. Ms. Wolf suggested Ms. Sanders burns facts and uses the ashes to create perfect eye makeup.
In a subsequent tweet, Ms. Navarro made light of the raging debate over Ms. Wolf’s act.
While Twitter debates whether we should: be politically correct, or not; should feel bad when women’s looks are fodder for insults & mean jokes, or not; should hold a comedian to higher standard than the President of the United States, or not…I hope some of us enjoy our Sunday.
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) April 29, 2018
In her next tweet, she suggested she’d had enough.
It’s 7pm and we’re still fighting about last night.
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) April 29, 2018
Please, can we go back to Kanye and Melania’s white hat?
But then she jumped back in to the debate Monday afternoon, lauding Ms. Wolf for doing “what nobody else has been able to do: get Trump supporters to stand up against offensive attacks on women.”
We’re supposed to take a comedian seriously, and attacks from POTUS as jokes. @Michelle Wolf did what nobody else has been able to do: get Trump supporters to stand up against offensive attacks on women. What about @Rosie, @morningmika, @CarlyFiorina, @megynkelly, Heidi Cruz…?
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) April 30, 2018
Ms. Navarro took a swipe at “hypocritical” people who were offended by Ms. Wolf but defend Mr. Trump in a follow-up tweet.
What can I tell you, I dont like roasts. I have never liked the idea of skewering people sitting a few feet away to get a laugh. But I think it’s hypocritical for people to take offense at harsh jokes by a comedian and yet defend the nasty stuff Trump says constantly. https://t.co/eS9Y08tGRi
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) April 30, 2018
She then weighed in on the debate over the event’s future.
May I suggest the Mormon Tabernacle Choir? https://t.co/aHG1V9e3WI
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) April 30, 2018
• This article is based in part on wire-service reports.
• Jay LeBlanc can be reached at jleblanc@washingtontimes.com.
