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The first 'second gentleman'? Meet Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff
On Wednesday afternoon, as Joe Biden for the first time publicly spoke alongside running mate Kamala Harris, he took a moment to address yet a potentially historic aspect of the California senator’s presence on his presidential ticket.
It wasn't that Harris would make history as the nation's first female, first Black and first Asian American vice president if Biden wins in the fall. It was that her husband, Doug Emhoff, an accomplished entertainment lawyer, would make history, too: He would be the nation's first second gentleman.
"Doug, you're going to have to learn what it means to be a barrier-breaker yourself in this job you're about to take on," Biden said.
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"I'm trying to do my legal work and deal with all these issues for clients," he said. "And she's trying to save the world."
More -> https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/first-second-gentleman-meet-kamala-harris-husband-doug-emhoff-n1236554
It wasn't that Harris would make history as the nation's first female, first Black and first Asian American vice president if Biden wins in the fall. It was that her husband, Doug Emhoff, an accomplished entertainment lawyer, would make history, too: He would be the nation's first second gentleman.
"Doug, you're going to have to learn what it means to be a barrier-breaker yourself in this job you're about to take on," Biden said.
...
"I'm trying to do my legal work and deal with all these issues for clients," he said. "And she's trying to save the world."
More -> https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/first-second-gentleman-meet-kamala-harris-husband-doug-emhoff-n1236554
They have such a sweet relationship. And I'm looking forward to seeing him as the first second gentleman.
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What a sweet thing for him to say!
This was a cute moment with the Bidens and Harris/Emhoff...
Link to tweet
I really like they are both comfortable enough to call each other by their nicknames ("Jilly" and "Dougie"
.Something else that will confound repukes.
I am so excited about & proud of out candidates! 
