{"id":2348793,"date":"2024-10-02T15:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T19:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-new-masculinity-mascot-allegedly-slapped-ex-girlfriend\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:11:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T19:11:11","slug":"dems-new-masculinity-mascot-accused-of-slapping-ex-girlfriend-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-new-masculinity-mascot-accused-of-slapping-ex-girlfriend-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems&#8217; New Masculinity Mascot Accused of Slapping Ex-Girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-new-masculinity-mascot-accused-of-slapping-ex-girlfriend-6%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2348793&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It seems you shared\u200d a block of HTML content that includes\u2063 an article from The Federalist\u2062 discussing allegations \u2064against Doug Emhoff, the Second Gentleman of the United States. The article reports that Emhoff allegedly slapped an ex-girlfriend during the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, following claims made by three unnamed friends \u200bof the victim. This allegation comes shortly after positive remarks from MSNBC&#8217;s Jen Psaki about Emhoff&#8217;s role in reshaping \u200cmasculinity.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 article also contrasts Emhoff&#8217;s portrayal as a model of progressive masculinity at a Democratic convention with traditional masculine figures like Hulk Hogan, \u2062suggesting a societal shift in perceptions of manhood.\u200b The piece examines how political narratives can\u2063 sometimes diverge significantly from personal \u2063conduct.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about the content, need a\u200d summary, or want to discuss specific aspects of the article or its implications,\u2064 feel free to ask!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure 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href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Democrats&rsquo; latest model for masculinity allegedly slapped an ex-girlfriend &ldquo;in the face so hard she spun around,&rdquo; the Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13898791\/Kamala-Harris-husband-Doug-Emhoff-accused-ex-girlfriend-slap.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Three friends of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-new-masculinity-mascot-accused-of-slapping-ex-girlfriend-2\/\" title=\"Dems&#039; New Masculinity Mascot Accused of Slapping Ex-Girlfriend\">apparent victim told<\/a> the Daily Mail that Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff struck the woman named under the pseudonym &ldquo;Jane&rdquo; following a glitzy night out at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in France.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a436838925e7e805f97c3ba8750ed5d3 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a436838925e7e805f97c3ba8750ed5d3\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;The friends, who all asked not to be named for fear of retaliation by Emhoff, shared with DailyMail.com pictures of him and Jane together from 2012, and other documents and communications corroborating elements of the story,&rdquo; the Daily Mail reported. &ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-new-masculinity-mascot-accused-of-slapping-ex-girlfriend\/\" title=\"Dems&#039; New Masculinity Mascot Accused of Slapping Ex-Girlfriend\">shocking claims follow revelations<\/a> by DailyMail.com that Emhoff cheated on his first wife and mother of his two kids around 2008, allegedly impregnating his daughter&rsquo;s nanny who also worked as her grade school teacher.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The latest allegations surrounding Emhoff&rsquo;s behavior toward women surfaced just days after MSNBC&rsquo;s Jen Psaki held up the husband of America&rsquo;s first female vice president as having &ldquo;reshaped the perception of masculinity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not sure you planned on that,&rdquo; Psaki said, &ldquo;but you are a incredibly supportive spouse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"XB9Nx4Smui1A8zgjHUCrn\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff accused of physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend, days after MSNBC host Jen Psaki said Emhoff was &ldquo;reshaping masculinity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Daily Mail, Emhoff hit a woman so hard that she physically spun around.<\/p>\n<p>New details also reveal that&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBPc8rcBL5\">pic.twitter.com\/dBPc8rcBL5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1841473029253083230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Democrats paraded Emhoff as the left&rsquo;s model of manhood at the party&rsquo;s nominating convention this summer, drawing coverage from <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/23\/dana-bash-admits-democrats-are-the-party-of-low-t-beta-males\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/28\/stop-sexualizing-politicians-its-creepy-and-weird\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, who portrayed him as the alternative to Republicans&rsquo; feature of Hulk Hogan. Emhoff, said CNN&rsquo;s Dana Bash, represents the Democrats&rsquo; effort &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dana-bash-admits-democrats-are-the-low-t-party\/\" title=\"Dana Bash Admits Democrats Are The Low-T Party\">put forward male figures&#038;rdquo<\/a>; who &ldquo;can speak to men out there who might not be the testosterone-laden, gun-toting type of guy who wants to listen to Hulk Hogan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-02ac09222eb410c2e8cd31fdf56266b4 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-02ac09222eb410c2e8cd31fdf56266b4\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition,&rdquo; Bash said, Emhoff&rsquo;s representation of masculinity is supposed to send the message that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s okay in 2024 to be a man comfortable in his own skin who supports a woman.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hogan&rsquo;s high-octane performance at the RNC, meanwhile, also seemed to offend New York Times writer David French, who typed out an estrogen-fueled <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/30\/hulk-hogans-manliness-is-scary-to-david-french\/\">column<\/a> about how the professional wrestler displayed a toxic form of masculinity built on &ldquo;anger&rdquo; and &ldquo;grievance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hulk Hogan Is Not The Only Way To Be A Man,&rdquo; French headlined the piece complaining about &ldquo;Trumpist masculinity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A columnist at The Washington Post went on to publicly fantasize about Emhoff&rsquo;s sexual vitality because he is supporting a woman, as if support for women were not already a fundamental feature of healthy masculinity. &ldquo;Move over, Ryan Gosling,&rdquo; wrote Post columnist Catherine Rampell, as she labeled Emhoff a &ldquo;progressive sex symbol.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-feb4153ee4ae6162b14fd13152807a0d fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-feb4153ee4ae6162b14fd13152807a0d\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;The modern female fantasy is embodied by the man who might soon become our first First Gentleman,&rdquo; Rampell explained. &ldquo;Emhoff is secure enough with his own masculinity to sometimes prioritize his wife&rsquo;s ambitions&nbsp;<em>over<\/em>&nbsp;<em>his own<\/em>. What. A. Hunk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Emhoff also stands accused of slapping a woman in the face after he cheated on his last wife to knock up the nanny. How hot. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-73693cb10c4d15b85771f3b95dc49d21 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-73693cb10c4d15b85771f3b95dc49d21\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. 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