Doug Emhoff brushes off report he struck ex-girlfriend as a ‘distraction’ in first public response to allegations
SUMMARY
Doug Emhoff, the Second Gentleman, publicly addressed allegations that he “forcefully” struck an ex-girlfriend during a drunken night in France more than a decade ago. In an interview with MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, Emhoff dismissed the accusations, calling them a “distraction.” He stated, “We don’t have time to be pissed off. We don’t have time to focus on it. It’s all a distraction. It’s designed to try to get us off our game.” The allegations, reported by the Daily Mail, also include claims about Emhoff hiring a "trophy secretary" at his Los Angeles law firm. Scarborough mentioned that former President Donald Trump was amplifying these stories while making “incredibly crude and lewd” suggestions about Vice President Kamala Harris’s past. Emhoff brushed off the tabloid reports, stating the need to stay focused on their responsibilities, rather than being distracted by such claims.
