Doug Emhoff struggles to articulate wife's economic plans in MSNBC interview

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 September 30, 2024

Ever since she became the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, Kamala Harris' true positions on a range of issues have remained a mystery to millions of Americans, and a recent interview conducted with one of her closest advisors shed little new light on the situation.

As the Washington Examiner reports, when pressed to elaborate on some of his wife's key economic policy stances, current second gentleman Doug Emhoff revealed the sickening truth that neither he, nor his candidate spouse, seem to have given the nation's problems in this realm a great deal of thought.

Emhoff's Psaki sit-down

Harris' husband granted a one-on-one interview to Jen Psaki of MSNBC, during which he was offered an opportunity to elaborate on his wife's economic vision for the country.

Psaki asked the potential future first gentleman how he would describe Harris' agenda when it comes to addressing the pocketbook issues on the minds of millions of Americans come November.

The former Biden press secretary seemed to assume that Emhoff possessed key qualities that would position him well to explain his wife's stance on the economy, saying, “You have a background in business; you have a background actually understanding the economy.”

Psaki went on, “When people come to you, and they say, 'I want to know more about your wife, I want to know more about the vice president, what she believes. And I really feel nostalgic for the age, the days of Trump and the economy during Trump.' ...What is the best argument? What do you tell them?”

Unfortunately for those sincerely curious to learn more about the Democratic Party nominee, Emhoff's answers were anything but informative.

Details prove elusive

Instead of offering specifics about his wife's plan for the American economy, Emhoff chose to reminisce about Harris' attributes dating back to the time of their initial meeting.

While he spoke in general terms about his wife's supposed business acumen, he added that he did not feel it necessary to “go into chapter and verse” on his background in the realm of economics, or hers.

Emhoff said of Harris that “she is a capitalist. She's pro-growth, pro-innovation” and that she “understands technology” as well as “the interrelationships between needing, you know, a strong business community, but also making sure that workers are protected. And all these things can be true at the same time.”

Extending the parade of generalities, Emhoff said that his wife has the skills to “understand the connections when dealing with everyone from small business entrepreneurs to tech moguls.

He went on to opine that “a lot of these conversations then turn into policy” and asserted that Harris is “constantly connecting the dots,” though precisely which economic prescriptions that process has led her to formulate for her potential term in office remained unclear.

Critics weigh in

While Emhoff may be reluctant to get into the nuts and bolts of his wife's economic roadmap for America, those critical of her candidacy have held little back, with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu declaring Harris' plan “a bunch of nonsense” and “un-American” in its proposed use of price controls for consumer goods.

Goya Foods CEO Bob Unanue concurred, suggesting that Harris' stated initiatives -- at least as far as they have been articulated to date -- would be “the last nails in the coffin of this economy and this country,” and with growing numbers of political commentators echoing those sentiments in recent weeks, it stands to reason why Emhoff would be keen to dodge the topic altogether.

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