Posted on 01/21/2025 10:16:52 PM PST by bitt
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.
The irony of this moment couldn’t be more apparent: Democrats often claim to be so worried about "misinformation" yet constantly cling to lies long after they have been debunked.
The backstory is straightforward enough. Earlier in January, during a traditional Senate chamber swearing-in ceremony, former Vice President Kamala Harris offered her hand to Bruce Fischer. Harris even joked, "I’m not going to bite," but Fischer simply responded, "Thank you," without shaking her hand.
The video of the moment quickly went viral, and leftists latched onto the narrative that Fischer had refused to shake Harris' hand out of disrespect.
The reality was entirely different. Fischer wasn’t snubbing Harris; he was using a cane in one hand and holding a Bible in the other. But facts hardly matter when the left smells an opportunity to malign a Republican as rude or potentially racist. Despite the truth being readily available, the viral lie persisted in progressive circles.
At the White House tea, Emhoff confronted Bruce Fischer, questioning why Fischer had tried to shake his hand when, in Emhoff's deluded mind, he had previously refused to shake Kamala’s hand.
While Kamala Harris was smiling for the cameras ahead of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Doug Emhoff was steaming – and not just about Monday.
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,
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I think Fischer’s wife Debbie, should have explained to Kamala before hand, that her husband had certain physical disabilities, and therefore, would not be shaking anyone’s hand during today’s ceremony. What else was anyone supposed to think, until they got the full back story?
Totally unnecessary confusion, embarrassment and frustration.
Juvenile.
Dustbin of history.
IIRC she married for the first time at 49. And she married a guy with kids, for the ready-made family motif always helpful in politics. Doug probably took part in it for where it would take him, and now that it is cratered, he must be pissed off.
[yawn]
Thank God they didn’t win!
Amen to that!!
Weird looking couple
I’m so glad these dysfunctional families of freaks are gone — Harris/Emhoff, Biden, and Walz. What a bizarre and destructive past few years.
bkmk
Hindsight is always 20/20 Einstein. It was obvious to anyone in attendance what the situation was. The one picture that ultimately went viral simply obscured the mans cane.
I really despise those who always find a way to blame the victim.
“”I think Fischer’s wife Debbie, should have explained to Kamala before hand, that her husband had certain physical disabilities, and therefore, would not be shaking anyone’s hand during today’s ceremony.””
Maybe Harris knew that and tried anyway to cause an uproar - plausible but who knows
Low Class
One of the unsolved mysteries of the late regime is, who is Douglas Craig Emhoff, who sent him, and what was his purpose in the permission structure/information control system?
who cares what this nobody thinks
The DNC’s Joseph Goebbels Media Branch is loving it having somebody to trash all the time again. For the past four Bidenskyyyyyy years, all they could do was sit on their thumbs playing “switch”. One thumb in the mouth and the other up their butt. Every five minutes they switch.
Very.
And deservedly so.
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