Former ‘ET’ co-host Mary Hart becomes left’s new punching bag for her part in Trump’s July 4th event
July 4, 2020 | Jon Dougherty
Long-serving “Entertainment Tonight†co-host Mary Hart was as the master of ceremonies ahead of President Donald Trump’s Independence Day rally at Mount Rushmore Friday evening, sparking no shortage of outrage from liberals on social media.
And while many users expressed shock that she appears to be conservative, it shouldn’t: She’s been backing the GOP for years.
Hart, who is from South Dakota (where the monument is located) and was Miss South Dakota in 1970, appeared as ET’s co-host from 1981 to 2011. During that period, she appeared with several male co-hosts, the most notable of whom was John Tesh, who left the show in 1996.
During the 2016 campaign, though, she was reportedly backing Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for the GOP nomination, The Hollywood Reporter noted:
In May, before Carly Fiorina officially became a candidate, Jerry Perenchio, the billionaire who helped build Univision, hosted a fundraiser for her (at $8,000 a couple) at his Beverly Hills house. In September, actor-singer Pat Boone hosted Mike Huckabee at a house in Beverly Hills for $500 a person, though some influencers in Hollywood attended free, according to insiders.
On Oct. 22, a Los Angeles fundraiser for Marco Rubio will be co-hosted by former Entertainment Tonight host Mary Hart and her producer husband, Burt Sugarman. At a Ben Carson event in Anaheim in September, “several celebrities who are shopping for a candidate†showed up, says Shawn Steel, the RNC rep for California, though he declined to name them, citing “bias in Hollywood.â€
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