“Real Time” host Bill Maher questioned whether it would be wise for liberal media to continue avoiding the growing controversy surrounding Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
“There's a lot of terrible stuff about Doug in the news this week.” Maher said during a panel discussion on his HBO show's Friday online segment, “Overtime.” “Even if people don't know what's going on, the Daily Mail reports that three women [Emhoff’s ex-girlfriend] As often happens in these cases, she was at the Cannes Film Festival, I think it was 2011 or so, and we spoke to her at the same time. he slapped her. He thought she was flirting with the servant. ”
Conservative radio host Buck Sexton shot back: “He beat up the nanny, right? That's confirmed.”
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“Real Time” host Bill Maher questioned the lack of media coverage of the growing controversy surrounding Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. (Screenshot/HBO)
“Absolutely. He definitely pushed the nanny,” Maher replied with a laugh. “What I'm saying is, is this going to be more reliable? We don't know yet. I mean, a lot of conservative news outlets aren't reporting it yet, so I'm not going to report it. I'm not going to go after anyone for reasons.''But because these things need to be verified, if it becomes more reliable, certainly that kind of thing will be reported by everyone right away.'' But will the liberal media continue to ignore it? ”
“Yes, I will. Of course,” Sexton replied.
“Wouldn't that make it look worse?'' Maher asked.
CNN anchor Laura Coates responded by saying it was “wise” for the media to be “cautious” about serious allegations like Emhoff's “until we have supporting details,” and investigated the allegations. He added that it was “fair” to do so.
“What I don't think is fair is to tar and feather it without doing anything more, and what I've been consistent about is nothing more,” Coates said. . “I think you have to give people information, you have to actually do your homework, you have to look into the background. I don't think it's about not reporting, but again, I don't think that's relevant here. Although I am not familiar with all of the allegations, I think it is appropriate to investigate them, as it is appropriate to be cautious before simply throwing something with such substantiation into the ether.”
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Doug Emhoff, a second-generation gentleman, admitted to having an affair with the family's nanny and impregnating her, which resulted in the end of his first marriage. (Mandel Gann/AFP via Getty Images)
Atlantic staff writer Tim Alberta said the Emhoff controversy is a “problem” for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign and “must be addressed now.”
“Regardless of what's been confirmed or not, I think there's a little bit of blood in the water. The nanny was the first drop. And now there's more blood,” Alberta said. said. “And it won't take long. I can guarantee you that investigative teams from the likes of the Times and the Post are looking into this matter.”
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Emhoff, who has been featured in the media as a positive representation of masculinity, has been embroiled in controversy in recent weeks. Emhoff admitted. affair with family nanny He got her pregnant, which resulted in the end of his marriage to his first wife, Kirstin Emhoff.
“During our first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times because of my actions,” Emhoff said in a statement. “I took responsibility, and in the years that followed, we got through things as a family and came out stronger on the other side.”
The Atlantic's Tim Alberta said the allegations against Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff would be a “problem” for the Harris campaign. (Reuters/Nathan Howard)
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After that, the Daily Mail continued to report on the scandal, including against him. The person who “forcibly slapped” him at the time was…she In 2012 he also 'Inappropriate' and 'misogynistic' office action During his tenure, he led LA law firm Venable from 2006 to 2017.
Since the controversy erupted, nearly every media interviewer has avoided the topic entirely while sitting down with Emhoff, although MSNBC's Joe Scarborough has trumpeted “tabloid articles” about Emhoff. When cited, the second gentleman did not deny the allegations.
“We don't have time to be angry. We don't have time to focus on that. It's all a distraction. It's designed to try to take us out of the game,” Emhoff said last week at Scarborough. told.
