CHICAGO, Aug 21 — He met Kamala Harris on a blind date, and yesterday her husband Doug Emhoff tried to convince Americans to love her too after an equally whirlwind...
‘Heyyyy, it’s Doug’: Kamala Harris ’ husband woos Chicago as he attempts to go from blind date to ‘first gentleman’
Delegates chanted “Doug” as the 59-year-old — who gave up his high-flying legal career to support Harris as vice president — regaled them with the tale of how they met and how she then became the stepmother to his kids.And he said their personal history showed she was ready to be the country’s first female commander-in-chief — which would make him its first ever First Gentleman.
US Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois August 20, 2024. — AFP picThe Harris campaign regards Emhoff as something of a secret weapon, a ready-made speaker who can familiarise Americans with the vice president after her rapid rise following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the White House race.
The day after, Emhoff called Harris early in the morning, got her answerphone and “just started rambling. ‘Heyyyy, it’s Doug... I was trying to grab the words out of the air and just put them back in my mouth.” US President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff stand on stage during Day one of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois August 19, 2024. — Reuters picTheir marriage made Kamala Harris a stepmother to Emhoff’s then-teenage children Cole and Ella — who both dubbed her “Momala”.
“It felt like Doug was a bit out of place on Capitol Hill, I thought ‘what is my goofy dad doing here?’ But he embraced it.”
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