MSNBC host Jen Psaki is being mocked on social media for praising second husband Doug Emhoff as someone who “reshaped the perception of masculinity” — despite the recent revelation that he carried his child’s nanny during his first marriage .
Psaki, the former White House press secretary under the current Biden administration, interviewed Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, during the latest episode of “Inside with Jen Psaki,” which aired Sunday afternoon on left-wing television. owned by Comcast. cable network.
About halfway through the 15-minute meeting with the potential first gentleman, Psaki shared how “your role has reshaped the perception of masculinity.”
“And I’m not sure you planned this, but you are an incredibly supportive husband,” Psaki told Emhoff.
“Has this been an evolution for you and do you think it’s part of the role you can play as first gentleman?” Psaki asked Emhoff, 59, a former Los Angeles-based entertainment attorney.
The second gentleman replied that he was “starting to think about it a lot” and that he “always was.”
“For me, it’s the right thing to do,” Emhoff said of his role as a supportive husband.
“With Kamala and I, it’s mutual. We support each other. We have each other’s backs,” he said, adding: “When we lift up women [and] support women [with] equal pay, childcare, family leave … women should not be less than.”
“Women should not have fewer rights and be treated differently,” Emhoff said. “That’s not the American way.”
Reactions on social networks were harsh.
Collin Rugg, a right-leaning commentator on X, attacked MSNBC, writing sarcastically, “We’re a serious news network not propaganda” while asking, “Hey Doug, here’s a really tough question. You reframed completely masculinity. How does that feel?”
Another commenter on X wrote: “So Jen Psaki thinks Doug Emhoff has reshaped the perception of masculinity. I can’t stop laughing, the fake news media thinks we’re stupid…”
“Is having a baby out of wedlock with a nanny reshaping masculinity in Liberals?” another user X wrote.
Before Emhoff married Harris in 2014, he divorced his first wife of 16 years, film producer Kerstin Emhoff, in 2008.
Last month, DailyMail.com reported that Doug Emhoff cheated on then-wife Kerstin Emhoff with Najen Naylor, who was the nanny of the couple’s daughter, Ella Emhoff, who was 10 at the time.
Kerstin Emhoff’s discovery of the affair in 2009 eventually led the couple to divorce.
Naylor was pregnant as a result of the affair. A close friend told DailyMail.com that she did not keep the baby.
Doug Emhoff owned up to the affair in a statement to CNN that did not mention Naylor by name or address her alleged pregnancy.
“During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some difficult times because of my actions. I took charge and in the years that followed, we worked things out as a family and came out stronger on the other side,” he said.
Kerstin Emhoff expressed support for her ex-husband after news of the affair broke early last month.
“Doug and I decided to end our marriage for a variety of reasons many years ago,” Kerstin Emhoff said in a statement to the Washington Post.
“He is a great father to our children, continues to be a great friend to me, and I am truly proud of the warm and supportive blended family that Doug, Kamala and I have built together.”
The Post has sought comment from Harris, Doug Emhoff, Kerstin Emhoff, Naylor and MSNBC.
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