(Fox News) Kamala Harris’ husband’s affair could shield former President Trump from the other side of the aisle attacking him as a serial womanizer, a top public relations expert told Fox News Digital.
Doug Emhoff cheated on his first wife, Kerstin Emhoff, with their daughter’s blond nanny and impregnated her, the Daily Mail reported last week. After Kerstin learned about the affair, the couple ended their 19-year marriage.
Emhoff promptly admitted to the infidelity in a statement to CNN.
“During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on account of my actions,” Emhoff told the outlet. “I took responsibility, and in the years since, we worked through things as a family and have come out stronger on the other side.”
Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff wave as they board Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Aug. 6, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
New York City-based PR maven Juda Engelmayer said the sordid headlines could kneecap Democrat attempts to once again tar Trump as a lifelong cad to sway voters – especially women.
“As much as they talk about Donald Trump being a womanizer, there are some skeletons in their closet, which could be seen as hypocrisy,” Engelmayer, who is CEO of the firm Herald PR, told Fox News Digital.
While Trump has never shied away from his reputation as a playboy, Democrat politicians, Engelmayer observed, tend to portray themselves as morally upright.
“If the Republicans are smart they’d capitalize on it,” he said. “Everyone knows Trump’s history, and he wears it almost like a badge. When you’re voting for Donald Trump you’re not voting for Mother Theresa. But the Democrats claim they’re above this.”
