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Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Mindy Kaling to host Democratic National Convention
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Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn were pros at navigating Washington on "Scandal," and now they're looking to maneuver real-world politics as hosts of the Democratic National Convention.
The DNC is set to have celebrity hosts every night during its convention in Chicago. Goldwyn will take the lead Monday night, while "The View" co-host Ana Navarro hosts Tuesday, Mindy Kaling hosts Wednesday and Washington hosts Thursday, a convention official confirmed to USA TODAY.
Washington is no stranger to political engagement. When Democratic nominee Kamala Harris announced her campaign, Washington said on X that Harris "can and will win this," adding, "I believe in her and I believe in us. Let's gooooooooooooo!"
Washington was a vocal supporter of Barack Obama's campaign in 2012, speaking at that year's convention, and Hillary Clinton's campaign in 2016. Washington has also played host before at the virtual DNC in 2020, after campaigning for Joe Biden with her husband Nnamdi Asomugha that year.
The actress has also used her "Scandal" fame to push for voter registration. In 2020, Washington posted a three-second clip to X, formerly Twitter, of her character Olivia Pope sharing a passionate kiss with President Fitz (Goldwyn) and captioned it "SCANDAL THE MOVIE. Click the link for more info." The link did not have any more info but rather led to a voter registration website.
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Goldwyn and Washington spent seven seasons on "Scandal" as the president of the United States and his crisis manager, respectively.
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Goldwyn currently stars as Manhattan district attorney Nicholas Baxter on "Law & Order" and is an ambassador for The Innocence Project. In 2016, he directed a commercial lending support to the Clinton campaign featuring stars from the ShondaLand extended universe, including Washington, Ellen Pompeo, Viola Davis and Shonda Rhimes herself.
'The Office' star Mindy Kaling, 'The View' co-host Ana Navarro to host DNC
Navarro is a political strategist and commentator, and a noted Republican, though she has been a vocal critic of Trump, calling him a racist for his comments about immigrants. The "Never Trumper" has also criticized politicians with ties to Trump, such as Ron DeSantis, and said she voted for Hilary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.
Kaling co-chaired a fundraiser event with Reese Witherspoon, hosted by Harris for Biden's campaign in 2020. In 2019, she appeared on Harris' YouTube channel where the pair cooked masala dosa together.
Contributing: Edward Segarra and Rasha Ali
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