Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, admitted that he cheated on his first wife with the couple’s babysitter after a report was published on Saturday that said the marriage ended after he got the babysitter pregnant.
The Daily Mail reported that Emhoff cheated on his then-wife, Kerstin Emhoff, with Najen Naylor, who also taught at the private school that the couple’s children attended.
“During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on account of my actions,” Doug Emhoff said in a statement several hours after the report was published. “I took responsibility, and in the years since, we worked through things as a family and have come out stronger on the other side.”
When approached by the Daily Mail, Naylor did not deny the story, but said, “I’m kind of freaked out right now.”
A source with knowledge of the affair and pregnancy told the Mail that Naylor did not keep the child. It’s not clear whether she had an abortion or gave the child up for adoption.
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI
The Daily Mail noted that Laura Loomer first broke the news of the Emhoff scandal.
“Doug and I decided to end our marriage for a variety of reasons, many years ago,” Kerstin Emhoff said in a statement Saturday. “He is a great father to our kids, continues to be a great friend to me and I am really proud of the warm and supportive blended family Doug, Kamala, and I have built together.”
The Emhoffs’ divorce was finalized in 2010.
Doug Emhoff met Harris on a blind date in 2013, while the latter was serving as California’s attorney general. They married the following year.
The Washington Post reported that Emhoff’s affair was known by President Joe Biden’s team, which vetted potential vice presidential candidates during Biden’s 2020 campaign. Harris knew about the affair before the two married, the report said.
