Doug Emhoff reportedly had a tense exchange Monday with a GOP senator’s husband who snubbed his wife, former Vice President Kamala Harris, earlier this month.



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Doug Emhoff Had Tense Exchange With GOP Senator's Husband Who Snubbed Kamala Harris

Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff "refused" to shake the hand of the man who recently blew off his wife, former Vice President Kamala Harris, by refusing to shake her hand.CNN's Edward-Isaac Dovere shared via X that ahead of the inauguration, when Senator Deb Fischer's (R-NE) husband, Bruce Fische...

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Snub: Kamala Harris' husband blanks Republican who refused to shake her hand

Delivering a masterclass in poetic justice, Doug Emhoff reportedly snubbed the same man who refused to shake the hand of his wife, Kamala Harris, earlier this month.  As a refresher, we were left in a collective state of shock on Jan. 3, when we saw a clip of Bruce Fischer — the husband of Republican senator Deb Fischer — refusing to shake hands with Harris as his wife was sworn into office. The viral moment took place as Harris was conducting t…

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The Internet Is Gushing Over Reports That Doug Emhoff Stuck Up For Kamala Harris To The GOP Senator's Husband Who Went Viral For Snubbing Her

CNN: “At the ceremonial tea at the White House before the motorcades headed to the US Capitol, the former second gentleman refused a handshake from Bruce Fischer, the husband of inauguration co-chair Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer.” “The tense moment came after a viral exchange earlier this month when Fischer’s husband did not shake Harris’ hand as they stood in the old Senate chamber at the beginning of January for the traditional repetition of the …

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Emhoff Refused to Shake Hands with Senator’s Husband

Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff "refused" to shake the hand of the man who recently blew of his wife, former Vice President Kamala Harris — by refusing to shake her hand.CNN's Edward-Isaac Dovere shared via X that ahead of the inauguration, Senator Deb Fischer's (R-NE) husband, Bruce Fischer, "who went viral for his interaction w/Harris a few weeks ago—went to shake Doug Emhoff's hand Emhoff refused."According to CNN, "a person familiar with…

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Doug Emhoff had words for senator’s husband who refused to shake Harris' hand: report

Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was not interested in shaking the hand of a man who refused to do the same with former Vice President Kamala Harris.

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‘Why Would You Try To Shake My Hand?’ Doug Emhoff Rejects Senator’s Husband Who Snubbed Kamala Harris

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Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was not interested in shaking the hand of a man who refused to do the same with former Vice President Kamala Harris, his wife.
As vice president, Harris swore in members of the Senate earlier this month. That included Sen. Den Fischer (R-NE),…

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Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris, was out for blood at President Donald Trump’s inauguration, deliberately snubbing a man who refused his wife’s offer of a handshake earlier this month, according to CNN.On Monday, Emhoff, who served as second gentleman of the United States from 2021 to 2025, rejected a handshake from Br...

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Doug Emhoff Avenges Kamala’s Viral Handshake Snub

Doug Emhoff, the former second gentleman, demonstrated just how firmly the left clings to debunked narratives during a ceremonial tea at the White House before Donald Trump’s inauguration. Emhoff refused to shake hands with Bruce Fischer, the husband of Sen. Deb Fischer, citing a prior incident that the left turned into yet another false story to smear conservatives. 



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