Kamala Harris says her husband's title will be 'second gentleman,' but she'll 'call him honey'
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Darcy Schild
Dec 5, 2020, 23:22 IST
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with her husband, Douglas Emhoff, who will be the country's first "second gentleman."Mark Makela/Getty Images
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' husband, Douglas Emhoff, will make history as the nation's first male spouse of a vice president or president.
Harris told CNN's Jake Tapper in an interview on Thursday that she thinks Emhoff's future title has evolved to "second gentleman."
When Tapper asked Harris if that's what she'll call her husband, the vice president-elect said: "No, I'll call him honey."
In November, Emhoff, an entertainment lawyer, announced that he is leaving his job at a law firm to focus on his duties in the Biden-Harris administration.
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has confirmed that her husband, Douglas Emhoff, will be called the nation's "second gentleman" when she and President-elect Joe Biden take office in January.
Harris detailed the couple's story in an Instagram post for Emhoff's birthday in 2020, writing: "The morning after our first date, @DouglasEmhoff emailed me a list of his available dates for the next couple of months. He said, 'I want to see if we can make this work.' We've been making it work ever since."
Emhoff, in an Instagram post celebrating Harris' birthday, described meeting Harris as "love at first sight."
Less than a year after they met on the blind date, Emhoff engaged to Harris during a supposedly unassuming conversation, he told Marie Claire.
Emhoff announced he is leaving his law firm job to focus on his 'second gentleman' duties
Emhoff announced in November that he is quitting his job as an entertainment lawyer for a corporate law firm, DLA Piper, to focus his time and work on the Biden-Harris administration, according to The Hill.
Emhoff's move to leave his job may also have been to avoid conflicts of interest, as DLA Piper lobbies the federal government on behalf of clients, according to the New York Times.
"Mr. Emhoff is working with the Biden-Harris transition team to develop the portfolio he will focus on to support the work of the administration," a Biden campaign spokesperson told The Hill.
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