Vice President Kamala Harris is dealing with renewed scrutiny over her previous statements about believing survivors of home abuse and sexual assault following a report alleging that her husband, Doug Emhoff, was concerned in an incident of home violence over a decade in the past.
According to the Daily Mail, Emhoff, a 59-year-old Hollywood legal professional, allegedly slapped an ex-girlfriend “so onerous, she spun round” throughout an argument on the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012.
Emhoff’s alleged motion, reportedly triggered by misplaced jealousy over his then-girlfriend’s interplay with one other man, has prompted questions in regards to the consistency of Harris’ stance on believing ladies.
ALSO READ| Kamala Harris does it once more, ripped for ‘pretend’ optics over Hurricane Helene
Emhoff allegations elevate questions on Harris’ home violence advocacy
One person on X (previously Twitter) commented, “Believe survivors,” whereas one other famous, “Maybe speak to your woman-beater husband.”
Harris was a outstanding voice through the 2018 affirmation hearings for now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the place she publicly supported Christine Blasey Ford’s claims that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her throughout highschool.
At the time, Harris took to social media, saying, “Wore black at the moment in help of all survivors of sexual assault or abuse. We gained’t allow them to be silenced or ignored. #BelieveSurvivors.” The remark was resurfaced by critics, together with RedState’s senior editor Brandon Morse, who famous that Harris’ help for survivors had “aged like milk.”
Harris additionally expressed robust sentiments through the rise of the #MeToo motion, posting in January 2018, “I stand with ladies throughout each business to say #TIMESUP on abuse, harassment, marginalization, and underrepresentation.”
ALSO READ| Eight US states suggest banning noncitizen voters as a part of Donald Trump’s election technique
Even in final month the VP stated, “As somebody who has spent my whole profession preventing for the well being, security, and wellbeing of ladies and ladies, I’ve seen the impression of the Violence Against Women Act up shut.”
“Together, alongside survivors, advocates, and allies, President Biden and I’ll proceed to do every part in our energy to make sure that each lady all through America has the liberty to dwell protected from violence and hate.”