Following her disappointing loss in the presidential election, Kamala Harris initially showed support and affection towards her husband Doug Emhoff, whom she affectionately refers to as her ‘beloved’ second gentleman.
However, with the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Harris seems to have shifted towards playing the blame game, with her focus now turning to her husband as she perceives him as ‘dead weight.’
As Harris contemplates her future in politics, considering a potential run for Governor of California in 2026 or another shot at the presidency two years later, she must evaluate whether Emhoff will be an advantage or a hindrance to her ambitions.
One source exclusively told DailyMail.com: ‘There’s plenty of blame to go around as far as Kamala is concerned and Doug has his share.
‘Doug did Kamala no favors during the election – frankly, he looked like a hypocritical a** after the bombshells that he had got his child’s nanny pregnant while married to his first wife and assaulted his ex-girlfriend on the heels of his ‘I am woman’ crusade.’
Despite their brave united front at the inauguration and at President Jimmy Carter’s January 9 funeral, those close to the couple believe all is not ‘hunky dory’ between them.
And word is the husband of California girl Kamala has already signed up for a job with a Big Apple law firm which would require them to split their time between New York and Los Angeles.
At Monday’s presidential inauguration, the couple presented a united front, though their expressions remained grim as they sat through Trump’s speech, their faces mirroring the tension.
At the inauguration, Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff presented a united front, though their expressions remained grim as they sat through Trump’s speech, their faces mirroring the tension
Harris, wearing a black pantsuit with exposed zippers, sat stoically throughout the ceremony holding an inaugural program in her lap. She was seen crossing her wrists and pinching the program in her fingers as Trump delivered his address.
Emhoff similarly matched the disdain on his wife’s face but took it a step further – grimacing and shaking his head lightly when Trump promised to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
The couple left the Capitol building together – briefly shaking hands with Trump and bidding Joe and Jill Biden farewell – with plans to return to California.
But now that Harris has been defeated, she’s reportedly looking to undergo a complete image overhaul to resuscitate her floundering political career – maybe at the expense of Emhoff.
As DailyMail.com exclusively reported, she plans to write a book which could give her finances a multi-million dollar boost.
Harris’s campaign suffered multiple setbacks after DailyMail.com exclusively reported a series of allegations surrounding Emhoff that Harris deftly brushed aside during the final stretch of her political journey.
At her desk signing on January 16, she told her communications chief ‘You know me well enough to know that I’m not going to go away quietly’
Jill Biden gives Kamala Harris a long hug and Joe Biden shakes Doug Emhoff’s hand as Donald Trump looks the other way
Emhoff famously stepped away from his own prominent career as an attorney in California to fully support Harris’ political ambitions in 2020 – becoming hell-bent on perfecting his image as a ‘wife guy’.
But behind the carefully curated social media posts and campaign photos, even the strongest relationships face challenges.
The source said: ‘I see the signs that all is not hunky dory in the Harris household.
‘It’s not like she hasn’t had men help further her political career before, the source said, referring to her affair with former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown.
‘But what does Doug do for her now?’
Those closest to her believe she will skip the race for California governor – which she believes is a ‘thankless, no-win job’ – and instead try for president again in 2028.
‘I was with her last week, when she was signing her desk,’ her former communications chief Ashley Etienne told DailyMail.com.
Former US President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris bow their heads during the opening prayer of President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony
Harris’s campaign suffered multiple setbacks after DailyMail.com exclusively reported a series of allegations surrounding Emhoff that Harris deftly brushed aside during the final stretch of her political journey
Doug Emhoff cheated on his first wife with Najen Naylor, who also taught at their children’s pricey private school
When Kerstin split from Emhoff their daughter Ella was finishing third grade. Naylor was Ella’s nanny at the time
‘She told me: ‘You know me well enough to know that I’m not going to go away quietly’.’
Over the summer, DailyMail.com exclusively reported a series of allegations surrounding Emhoff that Harris attempted to brush aside during the final stretch of her political journey.
In August, we reported Emhoff had an affair with Najen Naylor, his daughter’s nanny, while still married to his first wife, film producer Kerstin Mackin – an illicit fling that allegedly resulted in a pregnancy and a subsequent miscarriage.
A source claimed Emhoff paid Naylor $80,000 in exchange for her signing a non-disclosure agreement and that the affair played a part in his 2009 divorce.
But the controversy didn’t end there. In October, a former girlfriend of Emhoff’s came forward, alleging a disturbing incident during an A-list event in Cannes, France, in May 2012.
According to her, Emhoff slapped her so hard in the face after he thought she was flirting with another man that the blow ‘spun her around,’ leaving her shocked and disoriented.
Kamala Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff is accused of violently striking his former girlfriend – for allegedly flirting with another man during a booze-fueled altercation in 2012.
A May 17, 2012 email provided by the friends, written by his then-girlfriend gives the location of the hotel in Nice the couple stayed at on the weekend he allegedly struck her
‘He comes up, turns me around by my right shoulder,’ she told DailyMail.com.
‘I’m completely caught off guard, I’m not bracing, I’m in four-inch heels, wearing a full-length gown and it’s between 2-3am. He slaps me so hard I spin around, and I’m in utter shock.’
Emhoff has since admitted the extramarital affair, saying: ‘During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on account of my actions.
‘I took responsibility, and in the years since, we worked through things as a family and have come out stronger on the other side.’
But he has denied, through an anonymous spokesperson, ever having slapped his girlfriend who said, ‘any suggestion that Doug would or has ever hit a woman is false.’
Emhoff also faced reports from his former colleagues at the Los Angeles law firm Venable, where he worked from 2006 to 2017.
They described a work culture marked by misogyny, claiming that Emhoff allegedly yelled expletives, held a man-only cocktail hour in the office, revoked work perks from women who didn’t flirt with him and preferred only young, attractive associates to accompany him in limousines to professional events.
Harris has never publicly commented on any of the allegations, instead choosing to shy away from the controversy.
But the Democrat’s golden girl – known for her relentless drive – is now tarnished and has now has to face the reality of her marriage potentially crumbling following her loss to Trump.
