Kamala Harris Makes Rare Comment on Husband Doug Emhoff's Affair During His First Marriage

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00:00Kamala Harris makes rare comment on husband Doug Emhoff's affair during his first marriage.

00:06Former Vice President Kamala Harris addressed her husband Doug Emhoff's extramarital affair

00:11during his first marriage to ex-wife Kirsten Emhoff in a rare comment in her memoir,

00:17107 Days, which was released Tuesday, September 23rd.

00:22Of course, I knew about this. Kamala, 60, wrote in her memoir,

00:26Doug had told me about it when we were dating. We disclosed it during my vetting for Vice President.

00:32The memoir follows Kamala during her 2024 presidential campaign and reveals how a far-right

00:37influencer exposed the affair with a teacher from his children's school in a July 2024 social media

00:44post. By marrying me and taking a very public stand at my side, Doug had knowingly put himself in the

00:50line of fire, she recounted. I hated what was happening, that the kids had to be reminded of

00:55this awful period. Kamala praised both Doug and Kirsten's responses. He handled it like the mensch

01:02that he is, issuing a statement taking responsibility and expressing regret. Kirsten issued a statement

01:08of her own, saying,

01:10Doug and I decided to end our marriage for a variety of reasons. He is a great father,

01:14and I am proud of the blended family we built.

01:17Doug, married to Kirsten for 16 years before divorcing in 2010, said,

01:21During my first marriage, we went through tough times on account of my actions.

01:27I took responsibility, and we worked through things as a family and have come out stronger.