Kamala Harris’s husband: ‘We need to do more than win’

Doug Emhoff, husband of Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala HarrisKamala HarrisFive Democratic National Convention takeaways What we will remember from the Biden Convention 2020 The nine biggest moments of the Democratic National Convention that everyone is talking about MORE, said Thursday that Democrats need to do more than defeat President TrumpDonald John TrumpFive takeaways from the Democratic National Convention What we will remember from the 2020 Biden Convention Chris Wallace labels Biden’s acceptance speech ‘extremely effective’ MAY in November.

“We need to do more than win,” Emhoff said during a virtual meeting of the Democratic National Commission LGBTQ Caucus. “We need a mandate to show that this president does not define who our country is.”

It was Emhoff’s first full public remarks since Harris, a Democratic senator from California, was named presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Joe BidenJoe BidenFive takeaways from the Democratic National Convention What we will remember from the 2020 Biden Convention Chris Wallace labels Biden’s acceptance speech ‘extremely effective’ WITHThe running mate this month, with Emhoff leading the Biden-Harris ticket one day after she officially accepted the VP nomination.

Emhoff argued that the Democratic ticket will help the U.S. economy and work to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

“Well, it should come as no surprise to you that I, besides being a great mother, am also confident that my wife Kamala Harris will make a great vice-resident,” he said. “I can go through and through what she and Joe will do in the job. How they will get this virus under control. They will repair our economy and make sure the reward works instead of just wealth. And they will take this country build better than ever. “

‘But a lot of people can tell you what Kamala will do. I’m here to talk about who she’s. Hopefully you heard this in her speech yesterday, but if you want to understand Kamala, the first thing you need to know is that she is the daughter of immigrants, “Emhoff added.

Harris spoke on the third night of the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, forally accepting the VP nomination from the party. The California senator shared her story that she was raised as a child of immigrant parents, with her father coming from Jamaica and her mother from India.

Harris, who is of Jamaican and Indian descent, is the first Black woman and the first Asian American to participate in a presidential card of a major party. If elected, Harris would be the first woman and first person of color to serve as vice president.

Emhoff is an attorney at DLA Piper. He recently announced that he would be resigning from his post as Harris’s running for vice president.