Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff recently appeared on ABC News and suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris should not be held accountable for the failures of the Biden-Harris administration. One of the chief criticisms against Harris is that she has spent over three years in the White House and has no accomplishments to run on.
The Democratic presidential candidate has touted vague goals on dealing with problems such as the economy and illegal immigration. However, critics have pushed back, questioning why Harris hasn’t used her time as vice president to make an progress in the areas. This has left many voters wondering why Harris would suddenly mitigate these pressing issues if she has failed to do so under the Biden-Harris administration.
ABC host Michael Strahan asked Emhoff during a recent interview, “For those who may criticize and say, well, she hasn’t done that her three and a half years in office as vice president. Do you think that’s unfair?” “Yeah,” Emhoff responded, before claiming that his wife should not be held accountable for President Joe Biden’s leadership.
“She’s the vice president, not the president,” the second gentleman added. “The vice president is there as part of the administration, not leading the administration,” suggesting that Harris doesn’t have the opportunity to showcase her agenda as second in charge. “So as president, she’s gonna be able to put forth her policies and plans and effectuate those,” he said.
Emhoff’s comments have drawn criticism from conservatives, who blasted the idea that Harris should bear no responsibility for the state of America. Addressing the second gentleman’s remarks, the Trump campaign said, “Second Gentleperson ‘Doug’: Kamala bears no responsibility for the Biden-Harris failures because she’s only the second most powerful person in the country, not the first.”
Furthermore, the Trump campaign pointed out that President Biden even acknowledged that Harris has played a substantial role in the administration, citing specific examples such as the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 which claimed the lives of 13 military service members.
“Joe Biden himself has admitted that Kamala plays an enormous role in his failed administration. Kamala brags about being ‘the last person in the room’ on the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal decision. She absolutely owns every failure of the Biden-Harris administration,” the campaign added.
Watch Emhoff below:
The American Tribune recently reported on comments from vice presidential candidate JD Vance, who called out the failures that have occurred under Vice President Kamala Harris when commenting on the presidential debate earlier this month. Vance maintained that the debate should have focused more on issues that Harris did not sufficiently address during her term.
“This debate didn’t talk nearly enough about the fact that Americans are struggling because they can’t afford groceries, they can’t afford housing, and their kids are dying of fentanyl overdoses because Kamala Harris has let the Mexican drug cartels take over the southern border,” Vance claimed.
He further noted, “This is a disgrace what’s going on in our country … and we could do so much better if we just had better leadership. We’ve got the best workers, the most beautiful country, the best natural resources, but Kamala Harris’ leadership is squandering the great benefits of this country. It’s why we’ve got to get back to Donald Trump’s leadership.”
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