Doug Emhoff would become the country's first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins the presidency
The nation’s first second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, would become its first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins the presidential election in November
By WILL WEISSERT
Published - Jul 29, 2024, 12:50 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 29, 2024, 12:50 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and propelled Vice President Kamala Harris into a political vortex, her husband was far from the first to find out.
Doug Emhoff, in fact, was closer to the last.
At home in California, Emhoff had attended a Sunday morning SoulCycle class in West Hollywood and left his cellphone in the car while going for coffee and a chat with friends in a park.
When Biden's statement posted, Emhoff ultimately saw it on a borrowed phone, but he wasn't sure it was authentic and skipped to the end — initially missing the key part. When he finally retrieved his phone, it was "self-immolating with the amount of messages and calls," Emhoff told The Associated Press.
