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Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff have been married for 10 years.
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Both were prominent lawyers: Harris was attorney general and Emhoff worked in entertainment law.
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In an interview with “Pod Save America,” Emhoff said he has never won a debate against Harris.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, were both accomplished attorneys before entering politics. Emhoff said in a new interview with “Pod Save America” that their debates as a couple can feel like being in a courtroom.
In an episode released Thursday, “Pod Save America” co-host Tommy Vietor asked Emhoff about the upcoming presidential debate between Harris and former President Donald Trump.
“I don’t suppose anyone has debated her more than you,” Vietor said. “What should we expect? What should we look for?”
“I’ve never won one,” Emhoff said of the debate with Harris.
Emhoff went on to call Harris a “terrific debater” and a “first-class attorney.”
“It’s not that we’re in a debate, but I realize that when we’re talking about something, any good lawyer will set up little traps for you along the way, and as I go through this discussion about a husband-wife thing, I say, ‘Oh, that’s what you do!'” he said. “I was a pretty good trial lawyer, too.”
Before entering politics, Harris was the San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general, while Emhoff was a partner at DLA Piper in Los Angeles, specializing in intellectual property and entertainment and media law. In August, Harris and Emhoff celebrated their 10th anniversary at the Democratic National Convention, where Harris accepted the presidential nomination.
She will face Trump in a debate hosted by ABC News on Sept. 10. The campaigns have been at each other’s throats negotiating the host network and the rules of the debate, such as whether their microphones will remain unmuted.
“It’s Donald Trump, so who knows what you’re going to get, but I’m sure she’s going to talk about us, and she’s going to talk about the American people,” Emhoff said.
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