'The View' co-host Ana Navarro slams Melania Trump’s Putin letter, calling it “unbelievably hypocritical.”

The first lady urged the Russian president to pursue peace in order to safeguard innocent children

On The View, co-host Ana Navarro tore into First Lady Melania Trump’s recent letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it “so hypocritical you almost can’t believe it.”

Navarro compared the first lady’s appeal for peace and protection of children in Ukraine to what she described as the harm caused by President Donald Trump’s own policies in the U.S.

“Think about what her husband, Donald Trump, is doing to the children of immigrants in America, and to U.S. citizen children of immigrants,” Navarro said. “How many of those children live in fear of their parents being dragged away? Their car windows smashed in? Their parents beaten by masked men and disappeared?”

She went on to criticize the administration for cutting foreign aid:
“How about the children around the world who are not receiving U.S. aid because her husband’s government decided we shouldn’t be feeding starving kids?”

While Navarro acknowledged that advocating for Ukrainian children was “a good thing,” she urged Melania Trump to “start a little closer to home.”

“Maybe she should turn around and say the exact same thing to her husband,” Navarro added. “Because there are children in America crying, suffering, going to bed in fear, coming back to empty homes, not knowing where their next meal is coming from—because of what her husband is doing.”

Later, Navarro doubled down on Instagram, posting a sharper jab at the first lady:
“So Melania, it’s good you write a letter to Putin. Now, how about you write one to the man you sleep with… oh, wait.”

The comments are part of a long-running critique of Melania Trump on The View. In the past, co-host Sunny Hostin has gone so far as to claim that Mrs. Trump “hates” her husband and doesn’t want the role of first lady.

Melania Trump’s letter, delivered to Putin during last week’s summit in Alaska, urged him to end the war in Ukraine on behalf of children.
“Mr. Putin, you can singlehandedly restore their melodic laughter,” she wrote. “In protecting the innocence of these children, you will do more than serve Russia alone—you serve humanity itself.”

Navarro dismissed the message as “performative,” arguing it stood in stark contrast to President Trump’s record on immigration and aid.