Vice President Kamala Harris’ past condemnation of perpetrators of domestic abuse and sexual assault is coming back to haunt her following a report from her now-husband.to slap forcefully“An ex-girlfriend from over a decade ago.
The second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, a 59-year-old Hollywood lawyer, hit his then-partner, a successful New York lawyer, “so hard” in the face while the two were waiting in the valet line after an event in Cannes. Three anonymous friends of the woman at the film festival in May 2012 told the daily mail,
Harris critics quickly seized on the alleged misconduct – allegedly motivated by Emhoff’s mistaken jealousy that she assumed her boyfriend was flirting with another man – recalling the vice president’s years as a man who claimed he was “a man of women.” believe” who are “survivors of sexual harassment”.
“Trust the survivors,” one X user said Tuesday, sharing the Daily Mail’s disturbing report.
“Except Doug Emhoff’s first wife,” another user said. notedreferring to another gentleman’s marriage which ended after his made his baby’s grandmother pregnant,
Credential attitudes toward sexual assault allegations reached a peak among Democrats during the controversial confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.
Harris immediately announced that he believed Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations That Kavanaugh forced himself on her at a high school party — and promoted fake stories about the first jurist Rape of a woman in the back seat of a car,
Online critics on Tuesday resurfaced several comments the then-California Democratic senator made about Ford and other female victims.
“Wearing black today in support of all survivors of sexual assault or abuse. We will not allow them to be silenced or ignored. #BelieveSurvivors,” Harris Posted on TwitterNow X, in September 2018, a week before Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote.
RedState senior editor Brandon Morse reposted the comment, saying that the sentiment “old as milk,
“I stand up to say #TIMESUP on the abuse, harassment, marginalization and underrepresentation of women in every industry,” Harris said. Said in January 2018 Mark the beginning of an organization dedicated to serving abused women as part of the #MeToo movement.
Roberta Kaplan, chair of the group’s legal defense fund, resigned in August 2021 after being accused of trying to oust a top New York Gov. aide and allegedly discrediting one of the 11 women who accused him of sexual misconduct. Was accused.
Time’s Up ceased operations in January 2023.
“We need to take crimes against women and children – crimes like human trafficking, domestic violence and child abuse – more seriously,” Harris said. also posted In May 2017.
“Maybe talk to your wife-beater husband,” one ex-user responded on Wednesday.
“Sorry Dames – every woman deserves to be believed. Your rules,” Said RedState columnist Rusty Weiss responded. “Now condemn @SecondGentleman in the strongest possible terms.”
“Believe all women are like 2017,” sneered One more.
Still others drew attention to Harris’ swipe in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary against Joe Biden, who was accused of sexual harassment by former Senate aide Tara Reade.
Reade’s former colleagues and landlords were quick expressed doubt on the allegationsFrom which only one piece of contemporary evidence emerged, According to the New York Times,
Harris said in a statement last month about the 1994 law, “As someone who has spent her entire career fighting for the health, safety, and well-being of women and girls, I am deeply concerned about the impact of the Violence Against Women Act. Have seen closely.” Penalties for sexual crimes were increased.
“As a court prosecutor, I specialize in crimes against women and children,” she said, highlighting her revised campaign image since President Biden suspended his campaign on July 21.
“Together with survivors, advocates, and allies, President Biden and I will continue to do everything in our power to ensure that every woman across America has the freedom to be safe from violence and hate.”
The Harris campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
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