Doug Emhoff, Jewish Spouse Of VP Harris, Talks Rise In Antisemitism During GOTV Visit To Twin Cities

By Jonah Kaplan, CBS Minnesota

October 26, 2022

The growing, if not delayed, outrage against Kanye West's antisemitism is provoking larger conversations about hatred against Jews in America, and the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. vice president has recognized this critical moment.

"Of course I'm going to speak up and speak out about antisemitism, and we're experiencing a lot of it very publicly right now," Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff said Tuesday at a DFL Get Out The Vote Rally at the Minneapolis Jewish Community Center. "We know what can happen. We know what has happened. It's imperative right now, not only as Jews but all of us, to stand united to speak up and out against this epidemic of hate, this toxicity in our society."

Emhoff's comments come on the same day as Adidas announced it would end its partnership with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, over his offensive and antisemitic remarks, the latest company to cut ties with Ye and a decision that the German sportswear company said would hit its bottom line.

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