Vice President Kamala Harris' past accusations of domestic violence and sexual assault perpetrators come back to haunt her following reports that her current husband “forcefully slapped” his ex-girlfriend more than a decade ago. I'm letting you do it.
They were waiting in a valet line after an event at the Cannes Film Festival when second gentleman Doug Emhoff, a 59-year-old Hollywood lawyer, met a successful New York lawyer and then popular celebrity. He punched a lawyer in the face for “spinning too hard.'' May 2012 Film Festival, 3 anonymous female friends told the Daily Mail.
Harris' critics recall that the vice president has long maintained that she “believes women” who are “victims of sexual assault” and that Emhoff claims her mistress is having an affair with another man. He immediately suspected that the abuse was caused by misplaced jealousy.
“Believe the survivors,” one X user said Tuesday while sharing the Daily Mail's alarming report.
“Except for Doug Emhoff’s first wife,” another user wrote. noticedmentions the second gentleman's marriage, which ended after he impregnated his child's nanny.
Distrust over sexual abuse allegations reached a fever pitch among Democrats during the controversial confirmation hearings of current Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.
Harris immediately declared that he believed Christine Blasey Ford's claims Kavanaugh claimed he forced himself on her at a high school party and promoted a false story that the legal scholar had previously raped a woman in the back seat of his car.
On Tuesday, online critics resurfaced many of the comments the then-California Democratic state senator had made about Ford and other female victims.
“We wore black today in support of all survivors of sexual assault and abuse. We will not silence or ignore them. #BelieveSurvivors” Harris Posted on Twitternow X, September 2018, one week before Kavanaugh's confirmation vote.
Red State senior editor Brandon Morse reposted the comment, saying the sentiment was “aged like milk”
“I stand with women across all industries and stand up for #TIMESUP against abuse, harassment, marginalization, and underrepresentation,” Harris said. Said in January 2018 As part of the #MeToo movement, we celebrate the launch of an organization dedicated to providing services to abused women.
Roberta Kaplan, president of the group's legal defense fund, is among 11 women who have accused the group of sexual misconduct on behalf of an aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He resigned in August 2021 after being accused of trying to slander one of the members.
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“We need to take crimes against women and children more seriously – crimes like human trafficking, domestic violence and child abuse,” Harris said. is also published In May 2017.
On Wednesday, one X user replied, “Why don't you talk to the husband of the woman who assaulted you?”
“Sorry, Democrats, all women must believe. Your rules.” said RedState columnist Rusty Weiss responded. “Go ahead and condemn @SecondGentleman in the strongest terms possible.”
“Trust all women to welcome 2017.” said sarcasm Another.
Additionally, some drew attention to Harris' early swipes in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary against Joe Biden, who was accused of sexual assault by former Senate aide Tara Reade.
Reed's former co-workers and landlords immediately questioned the allegations, but only one piece of evidence from the time was uncovered. According to the New York Times.
“As someone who has spent my entire career fighting for the health, safety, and well-being of women and girls, I have seen up close the impact of the Violence Against Women Act,” Harris said in a statement last month about the 1994 law. He said the following: Increased penalties for sexual crimes.
“As a trial prosecutor, I specialized in crimes against women and children,” she added, polishing a revamped campaign image since President Biden suspended his campaign on July 21. Raised.
“Together with survivors, advocates, and allies, President Biden and I remain committed to ensuring that every woman in America has the freedom to live safe from violence and hate.”
Harris' campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
