![]() He said, ‘When you're here, let's get together.’ I said, ‘I'm going to ruin your reputation. I ran into a longtime friend who's in Congress on the plane heading to Washington. I’ve got few Republican friends left who will admit to it in public. ![]() What are your Republican friends telling you behind the scenes? (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP) Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP So, if there are people out there who want to believe that Bill and Hillary Clinton are running a sex ring out of the basement of a pizza shop that does not have a basement, can I help you? We need to hammer down on the point: not everything you read is true, and you've got some responsibility to do a little work and make sure that what you're reading is true before sharing.Īna Navarro attends Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. It has an effect on laws that are passed-or not passed-because of misperceptions created by misinformation. It has an effect on vaccinations and the health of our nation. The misinformation thing drives me crazy-and it's something that worries me constantly because it really has an effect. There was so much misinformation on social media, in general, and particularly to the immigrant diaspora in the 2020 election. And I have a responsibility to try to open doors for others. I have a duty to be proud of my heritage and of my experience as a Latina and an immigrant in this country. I get stopped a lot by young Latinos who tell me how inspired they are to see somebody like that on national TV. I'm not comparing myself to her in any way-but what it means to see Sonia Sotomayor in the Supreme Court. Now, I have learned how much it means to young Latinos to see people who look like them, sound like them, and have similar experiences as them having platforms. It would be incredible hubris and arrogance on my part to think that I speak on behalf of the Latino community. We are not one big blob that does groupthink. I don't feel a responsibility to represent the point of view of the Latino community, because I know enough about our community to know that there's not just one. ![]() What I mean is because you have this seriousness, do you ever feel a responsibility to represent the point of view of the Latino community in ways other celebrities in the community can't?
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