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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ben Makuch

Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff face online wave of sexist, racist attacks

Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff attend a 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City in 2022.
Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff attend a 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City in 2022. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

As Donald Trump’s campaign shifts his focus to presumptive Democratic nominee, Vice-President Kamala Harris, the online ecosystem of the far right has responded in lockstep with racist insults, misogynistic tropes, antisemitic conspiracy theories and viral memes against her. Some of those attacks, common throughout her vice-presidency, are directly targeting her Jewish husband and second gentleman, Doug Emhoff.

After Joe Biden’s stunning decision to step down as the Democratic candidate in this year’s presidential election to then endorse Harris, Republicans as high ranking as Trump were quick to decry the switch as tantamount to a “coup” attempt – a dangerous allegation with no factual basis.

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