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Her father, Donald Harris has been absent from the DNC convention, so it’s unlikely he’d make an appearance when Kamala took center stage on Thursday.

In fact, Dad has chosen to stay absent from his daughter’s political life. He did not make any public remarks or appearances during her 2020 vice presidential campaign.

The first and last time Donald Harris weighed in on her political career was in 2019, in the midst of her first presidential bid. His comment came after Harris responded to a radio interview question about whether she had smoked marijuana by saying, “Half my family’s from Jamaica. Are you kidding me?”

Her dad was upset that Kamala insinuated her family were drug users. Dad’s response was a slap in the face to his daughter:

“My dear departed grandmothers... as well as my deceased parents, must be turning in their grave right now to see their family’s name, reputation and proud Jamaican identity being connected, in any way, jokingly or not with the fraudulent stereotype of a pot-smoking joy seeker and in the pursuit of identity politics,” Dad wrote. “Speaking for myself and my immediate Jamaican family, we wish to categorically dissociate ourselves from this travesty,” he added.

Kamala’s campaign did not issue any comment in response.