cnn political commentator ana
navarro and state senator steve
montenegro.
what do you think, ana?
you don't get the friday pass
the way you used to, but do you
think the pardon was
conveniently timed?
>> well, of course it was
conveniently timed.
listen, first of all, that same
day, he did the -- he signed the
ban on transgender serving in
the military, which is inkr
incredibly offensive, a guy that
has been a continuous draft
dodger would ban patriotic,
qualified americans willing to
risk their lives from serving,
something he wasn't willing to
do, something i wasn't willing
to do, just because of their
sexual identity.
that is offensive.
he does that early in the
afternoon.
then he does the arpaio pardon
and then we learn that gorka
left the white house.
of course -- or was ushered out
of the white house.
that's not coincidence.
that's him throwing a bone to
his base first before announcing
something that he knew his base
would not like.
and, of course, using the
context of the...