Kamala Harris's stepdaughter defends against Vance's 'childless' claims

A 25-year-old stepdaughter of the US Vice President has responded to J.D. Vance's remarks. The Republican vice presidential candidate pointed out Kamala Harris's childlessness. Ella Emhoff reacted to his statement.

In 2014, Kamala Harris married lawyer Douglas Emhoff and became a stepmother to his two children, Ella and Cole.

Recently, the stepdaughter of the United States Vice President addressed J.D. Vance’s interview with Fox News. The Republican candidate for vice president criticized Kamala Harris a few years ago for not having her children. Her stepdaughter came to her defence.

The 25-year-old criticized the Republican representative. Ella Emhoff responded to the politician's interview, in which he pointed out that Harris does not have her children. The interview appeared in 2021, but it gained renewed attention after Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race and Kamala Harris's nomination.

J.D. Vance then listed the vice president as one of the "a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives".

"How can you be 'childless' when you have cutie pie kids like Cole and I?" Harris's stepdaughter wrote on InstaStories, adding that she "loves her three parents".

Ella also posted a screenshot showing how her mother, Kerstin Emhoff, reacted to a snippet of Vance's interview.

"These are baseless attacks. For over 10 years, since Cole and Ella were teenagers, Kamala has been a co-parent with Doug and I," she wrote in a statement.

"She is loving, nurturing, fiercely protective, and always present. I love our blended family and am grateful to have her (Kamala Harris – ed.) in it," she added.

Ella Emhoff was born on 29 May 1999 in New York. Her parents are Douglas Emhoff, a lawyer specializing in entertainment law, and Kerstin Emhoff, a film producer.

After her parents separated in 2014, her father married Kamala Harris, making Ella part of the current US Vice President's family. Ella received her high school education at the exclusive Wildwood School in Los Angeles, where the children of famous actor Bruce Willis also studied. She then pursued studies in fashion design at the renowned Parsons School of Design in New York.

Ella Emhoff is a designer specializing in knitting and clothing creation. Her designs are characterized by extravagance and the combination of various textures and colours.

On Instagram, Kamala Harris's stepdaughter shares her work, encouraging others to take a creative approach to knitting, often associated with a dull, "grandmotherly" activity.