United States: Doug Emhoff, a discreet man alongside Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris her husband Doug Emhoff after donating to Toys for Tots at Firehouse 1 in Washington DC on December 23, 2020. REUTERS - KEVIN LAMARQUE
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Kamala Harris, the first black woman and the first black woman to hold this position, made American history by becoming Vice President of the United States.
At her side, a discreet man who does not especially want to put himself forward: her husband, met in 2013. Lawyer Doug Emhoff.
First man to blend into the bridegroom costume of Madam Vice-President.
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His favorite phrase?
“
Oh you know I'm a guy like any other.
Doug Emhoff ticks all the boxes for the nice guy who doesn't overdo it.
56 years old, father of two children from a first marriage, lawyer without being a star of the bar, attached to civil liberties but far from politics, he got caught up in the game when Kamala Harris entered the campaign.
We saw him speak at a meeting.
Not a word higher than the other.
Comfortable in her ideal companion costume, always ready to support his wife and the tandem she will form with Joe Biden.
“
They have so much to do.
They face multiple crises.
The American people chose them to change it, to get out of it.
And I will do everything to help them.
"
Don't take him for a political advisor.
Especially not.
Doug Emhoff reminds anyone who wants to hear it that he has put his career on hold and that he is only the vice-president's husband.
His wife, in two words?
: “
She has her feet on the ground.
I get asked all the time what she really looks like.
I have to answer that it is surprisingly normal.
"
Normal like him.
In summary Doug Emhoff should blend easily into the very formal role of husband of the most powerful woman in the United States.
► To read also: Kamala Harris, first woman to the vice-presidency of the United States
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