Doug Emhoff’s daughter and ex-wife, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, once criticized Vice President Kamala Harris after comments she made about being childless.
In a 2021 interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News, former President Donald Trump’s running mate Vance said Harris was one of those “childless cat ladies who want to make the rest of the country miserable.” Vance added: “If Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]The entire future of the Democrats is controlled by childless people.”
Harris is stepmother to Emhoff’s two children, Ella and Cole, who refer to the vice president. Like “Momala”.
Kerstin Emhoff called Vance’s attacks “unfounded” in a statement to NBC News, adding, “For over 10 years since Cole and Ella were teenagers, Kamala has been a co-parent with Doug and I. Protective and always available, I love our blended family and I am grateful to be in it.
Ella Emhoff, 25, posted a screenshot on her Instagram stories supporting her mom’s statement, adding: “How can you be ‘childless’ when you have cutie pie kids like Cole and me?”
He also tagged his mom’s Instagram handle and wrote, “Say it louder for the people in the back.”
“I love my three parents,” wrote Ella Emhoff at the bottom of the photo.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who now has two children, also criticized Vance’s comments, saying CNN interview earlier this week, “What’s really sad is that she, Chasten, and I had a pretty heartbreaking setback in our adoption journey. kids.”
“This is about the families of people whose well-being depends on us going into a future led by someone like Kamala Harris, who is focused on expanding the well-being and freedom and well-being of our families,” Buttigieg said.
NBC News has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
Minyvonne Burke, Monica Alba and Peter Alexander contributed.