"How can you be childless when you have us?" What is known about the family of potential US President Kamala Harris, who is raising her adopted daughter and son

The family of Vice President Kamala Harris reacted to a sexist statement by Senator James David Vance. Earlier, the politician called the US presidential candidate a "childless cat lady" because the 59-year-old public figure had not given birth to children.

Nevertheless, Harris is the stepmother of her 29-year-old son Cole and 25-year-old daughter Ella from her husband Douglas Emhoff's first marriage. In addition, his ex-wife Kerstin Emhoff supported Kamala. "This is a baseless attack," she told CNN. "For over 10 years, since Cole and Ella were teenagers, Kamala has been a co-parent with Doug and me. She is loving, caring, protective, and always present. I love our blended family and am grateful to have her in it."

According to NBC, Ella Emhoff also responded to the insult, writing, "How can you be 'childless' when you have such sweet children like Cole and I." "I love my three parents," she added.

The family's response comes after Vance's comments from 3 years ago resurfaced online. In July 2021, in an interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News, James David shared his opinion that the country is run by "a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable because of their lives and the choices they've made, and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable." The Ohio senator specifically named Harris to claim that "the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children."

Kamala has previously spoken openly about her close bond with her husband's children over the years, calling them her "endless source of love and pure joy." She also spoke about her strong relationship with her husband's first wife: "To know Cole and Ella is to know that their mother, Kerstin, is incredible." The politician noted that she and the woman had agreed to be friends and support their children. "We sometimes joke that our modern family is too functional," the vice president added.

The day before, Friends star Jennifer Aniston openly criticized James David Vance for his sexist remarks about Kamala Harris. The actress is sincerely concerned that a man who calls such women "childless cats" could become a potential vice president of the United States. Read more in our article.

Earlier, OBOZ.UA told interesting facts about Kamala Harris: at the age of 5, she defended her friend from a bully, and the Simpsons "predicted" her victory in the US presidential election. In addition, the politician paid special attention to education: she studied day and night.

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