
Doug Emhoff, America’s “Second Gentleman,” refuses to deny accusations that he slapped his ex-girlfriend and got his children’s nanny pregnant.
And when he doesn’t deny it, the media doesn’t ask him any follow-up questions.
What’s going on?
At a glance:
- Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’ husband, addressed allegations about his personal life but did not outright deny claims that he slapped an ex-girlfriend or impregnated his children’s nanny.
- Emhoff dismissed the reports as “distractions” and focused on Harris’ presidential campaign, without offering specific denials.
- Emhoff acknowledged “tough times” in his first marriage but avoided providing details about the alleged affair.
Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, responded to recent allegations about his personal life during an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Emhoff brushed aside the claims as distractions but did not categorically deny the bombshell stories that he slapped an ex-girlfriend at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 or that he had an affair during his first marriage, resulting in the pregnancy of the family’s nanny.
The allegations surfaced in separate reports earlier this year, with DailyMail.com first revealing in August that Emhoff had cheated on his first wife, Kerstin, with the family’s nanny, Najen Naylor. In another report, DailyMail.com also detailed claims that Emhoff slapped an ex-girlfriend during a late-night altercation in France, further complicating his public image.
During the interview, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough avoided pressing Emhoff on the details of these claims and instead referred to them as “tabloid stories” pushed by political opponents, including Donald Trump. Emhoff responded by saying that he and Harris did not have time to be “p***ed off” about the allegations, dismissing them as attempts to derail Harris’ presidential campaign.
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Emhoff acknowledged that he had faced “tough times” during his first marriage but did not delve into specifics regarding the affair allegations. His statement about the affair stopped short of a denial, with Emhoff saying, “I took responsibility, and in the years since, we worked through things as a family and have come out stronger on the other side.”
Meanwhile, his campaign has denied the assault allegations, calling them “untrue” but offering little in the way of concrete refutation.
Despite the controversies, Emhoff emphasized that his focus remains on supporting Harris’ run for the presidency, framing the allegations as distractions from the high stakes of the upcoming election.
If he doesn’t deny them, he should come out and admit it. His wife is running for president of the United States – and this matters.