Ana Navarro came out ‘swinging’ to defend her pal Chris Fredo Cuomo.

We get what she was trying to do here with the whole ‘clutch your pearls’ thing but all she really did was set Fredo up for more trolling.

This didn’t go well for her … or for Chris.

Chris Cuomo has a lower IQ than the jelly donut I'm certain you are clutching at this very moment. — H. L. Chiselfritz (@RotNScoundrel) August 13, 2019

Call him Fredo next time you see him then — LiterallyAFredo⚒???? (@KristinBoymom) August 13, 2019

Oh, Ana… No one (except @ChrisCuomo ) is offended by "Fredo" or by your "expletive". And I have no pearls to clutch. It's just funny, that's all. And you would see that too if you had a sense of humor. — David Ross (@djross95) August 13, 2019

She has no sense of humor which is just another sign she’s actually a Democrat.

Good point.

So that's why you didn't call him Fredo. Your IQ isn't high enough — 2019 BINGO Ranger (@mecantyping) August 13, 2019

Both parties were stupid and immature. Blow it out your ear. — karenWV (@kelsieA67) August 13, 2019

And really, this is a fair summation of what happened. Was it a d*ck move to approach, insult, and record Cuomo for clicks and taps? Yes. Was it stupid for Cuomo to react the way he did? Yes.

Is it still freakin’ hilarious either way?

Yes.

Oh c’mon, we never claimed we were mature.

@ananavarro, I knew Chris all the way back to his Academy days. I do like him, but one thing he never was was a fighter. So hearing abs seeing this now is amusing. — Anthony Cipollo ?? ?? (@acipollo) August 13, 2019

I understand your vocabulary is insufficient to express your feelings, so you have to use expletives to do so. Poor thing. — Truthsayer (@GSGnFL) August 13, 2019

Fredo proves why he was called "Fredo". He's the overemotional crybaby who couldn't succeed as well as his brother. But you go ahead and measure masculinity by bicep size. — Dr. Dathan Paterno (@DrDathanPaterno) August 13, 2019

Ouch.

Not seein’ a whole lotta pearls being clutched here, Ana.

You called Donald Trump Jr #Fredo How cunning of you to use the gender card, knowing Don Jr. is a gentleman and wouldn’t smack you down as deserved. #Idiota — ❤️?CalFreedomMom ❤️?? (@CalFreedomMom) August 13, 2019

Like that time you called someone a Fredo you hypocritical jackass? — Kimberly Morin (@Conservativeind) August 13, 2019

What she said.

Racist. Can't believe you used a slur on live TV. — Noah (@reeb1011) August 13, 2019

Oh, that’s right, Ana has used ‘Fredo’ on Chris’ own show before … what a racist.

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