A former girlfriend of Doug Emhoff, the Second Gentleman of the United States, has publicly accused him of physically assaulting her in 2012.

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, the woman, who has chosen to remain anonymous for understandable reasons, given the treatment of women by corporate media and political entities when their allegations challenge the status quo—explained her decision to come forward. She cited two primary motivations: first, Emhoff’s denial of the incident through a spokesperson, and second, her frustration with what she perceives as his hypocrisy in presenting himself as a feminist during media interviews.

“What’s frightening for a woman that’s been on the other end of it, is watching this completely fabricated persona being portrayed,” she told the Mail. “He’s being held out to be the antithesis of who he actually is. And that is utterly shocking.”

Her assertion is equally startling and is supported by two friends she confided in right after the purported assault in 2012, as well as a third friend she informed in 2018.

She recounts that while the two were waiting in a valet line to collect their vehicle after an event at the Cannes Film Festival, she engaged with a parking valet, hoping that a generous tip would expedite the return of their car. She states that after she innocently placed her hand on the valet’s shoulder, Emhoff struck her with such force that she spun around completely.

This is her first-hand account:

“I put my hand on the valet’s shoulder and tell him, with my $100, could you please get me a car as soon as possible. As I’m talking to him, Doug got out of the line, comes up, turns me around by my right shoulder. I’m completely caught off guard, I’m not bracing, I’m in four inch heels, wearing a full-length gown and it’s between 2-3am. He slaps me so hard I spin around, and I’m in utter shock.” She says she slapped him back, but that, “In that moment, his mask had dropped and I saw his dark side. It’s dark. I don’t speak French, my friends we’re with are off having an amazing time. I’m embarrassed and humiliated that, this amazing experienced turned into this violent spectacle.”I can’t believe he just slapped me.” I think I said to him in the car, “What the hell is wrong with you? Why did you do that?” And the only thing I could get out of him was he thought I was hitting on the valet.”

This allegation appears to possess significantly more substantiation than the claims made by Christine Blasey Ford against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The accounts of the two individuals to whom the accuser confided at the time are crucial. What incentive would she have had to fabricate her story as far back as 2012? Furthermore, what would motivate her to lie when she disclosed information to a third party in 2018?

Additionally, there are allegations regarding Emhoff’s infidelity with his first wife, which is troubling in itself, particularly as it involved the family’s nanny. It is reported that he fathered a child with her, and according to the alleged victim of the assault, the nanny accused Emhoff of causing her miscarriage and subsequently received a financial settlement in exchange for signing a nondisclosure agreement.

A CNN fact-checker has refuted assertions made by Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz regarding President Donald Trump’s management of American manufacturing jobs. Daniel Dale, the fact-checker associated with the Democratic-leaning network, determined that Walz’s statements concerning Trump’s economic record are, in fact, “not true.”

“Let‘s talk about manufacturing,” anchor Kate Bolduan said to Dale as she spoke Tuesday on “CNN News Central.”

“Building back up manufacturing in the United States is a focus of both campaigns.”

On The View, Walz claimed:

“We want to make sure that you’re able to bring manufacturing, like [Democrat presidential nominee] Kamala Harris has said.

“We know [Republican nominee] Donald Trump lost more manufacturing jobs than any president in American history.

“That‘s simply factual.”

It is not surprising that none of the co-hosts on “The View” challenged Walz’s assertions. However, in an unexpected development, CNN’s “fact-checker” alerted the audience that Walz’s statement was “not true.”

“Well, if you’re going to say something is simply factual, it should be factual. This is not,” Dale said.

“It’s not true that the Trump presidency lost more manufacturing jobs than any other presidency.

“Under George W. Bush, there were about 4.5 million manufacturing jobs lost.

“Under Trump, it was about 178,000.”

He went on to add that other past presidents had far more manufacturing jobs lost during their times in office, such as Eisenhower, Ford, and Reagan.

“So Trump does not have the record,” Dale said.

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Vice President Kamala Harris faced challenges in defending her economic strategies during an NBC News interview on Tuesday, as host Hallie Jackson raised concerns about their lack of appeal to voters. This inquiry was particularly pertinent given recent polls indicating that voters continue to prefer former President Donald Trump regarding economic issues.

As voters prepare for the upcoming election, their primary concerns remain the economy, inflation, and immigration. An October Gallup poll reveals that 54% of respondents trust Trump more on these matters, in contrast to 45% who favor Harris. During the discussion, Jackson pressed Harris on the public’s dissatisfaction with the current economic situation, leading the vice president to attempt to differentiate her proposals from those of the existing administration.

Although Harris outlined her policy initiatives related to housing, corporate price gouging, and the child tax credit, Jackson challenged her assertions, questioning the reasons behind the lack of voter engagement with her platform.

“Then why do you think that’s not landing with voters?” Jackson asked. “Because in numbers it’s the opposite. Former President Trump leads you on this issue.

“Oh but I think it is,” Harris began. “Well, when I’m out — this is why I’m going out to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and, and, and in Michigan,” Harris said simultaneously with Jackson. “Excuse me, just got in late this morning, actually.

Harris continued to emphasize that she will need to “earn the vote,” asserting that while she is focused on “working people,” Trump is concentrated on “billionaires and big corporations.”

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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris did not reach out to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following an assassination attempt attributed to Hezbollah, which involved a drone striking his private residence on Saturday. Reports indicate that Hezbollah launched three drones towards Israel, with two being intercepted. However, the third drone successfully reached Netanyahu’s home, although he and his wife were not present at the time, resulting in no injuries.

Netanyahu subsequently cautioned Iran that this “assassination attempt” would constitute a “grave mistake,” despite Iran’s reported efforts to dissociate itself from Hezbollah’s actions. According to The Times of Israel, former President Trump communicated with Netanyahu after the incident, as did Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA).

In contrast, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer reached out to Netanyahu, expressing his alarm regarding the drone attack. However, sources indicate that neither President Biden nor Vice President Harris made any attempt to contact him.

Earlier in the week, Biden had a conversation with Netanyahu following the Israeli military’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during an unexpected encounter in Rafah. Both Biden and Harris had expressed opposition to Israel’s incursion into Rafah, despite the potential for locating Hamas leaders there. Biden’s relationship with Netanyahu has been characterized by tension, and Harris utilized her meeting with Netanyahu to criticize Israel for the “human suffering” occurring in Gaza.

American Catholics expressed their discontent following Kamala Harris’s decision to forgo attending the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Thursday night. This event, which is known for raising funds for Catholic charities, is usually attended by candidates from both major political parties.

“Kamala Harris’ snub of the Al Smith dinner is insulting, though unsurprising, considering her track record of hostility towards Catholics and people of faith,” Brian Burch, president of the Catholic Vote organization, said.

Harris’ absence marked her as the first significant party candidate to miss the event since Walter Mondale in 1984, a point that former President Trump emphasized in his comments.

“The last Democrat not to attend this important event was Walter Mondale and it did not go very well for him. He lost 49 states and he won one. Minnesota,” Trump remarked.

Harris opted to submit a pre-recorded video featuring herself alongside former “Saturday Night Live” star Molly Shannon, who revisited her Catholic school girl character, Mary Katherine Gallagher, instead of attending the event in person.

“The video made me uncomfortable, the notion of seeing a Catholic school girl unattended at the Biden White House felt unsettling even if it was an adult in a skit,” Matthew Regner, a Texas-based Catholic said.

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“The video made me uncomfortable, the notion of seeing a Catholic school girl unattended at the Biden White House felt unsettling even if it was an adult in a skit,” Matthew Regner, a Texas-based Catholic said.

Catholics criticized what they perceived as her effort to ridicule the faith and denounced her decision to participate in sex-oriented podcasts such as “Call Her Daddy” in the context of the charity dinner.

“Harris has made clear that she is an unserious candidate who prefers to appear on explicit sex podcasts and make cringe videos mocking Catholic beliefs than risk offending her radically far-left base. Catholic voters have got the message: she hates what we believe and thinks she can win without us. If history is any guide, she likely just doomed her election chances,” Branch said.

Lulis echoed those sentiments.

“Her skipping the event—while making time to appear on provocative shows like Call Her Daddy—was meant to show Catholic voters that she openly hates and disrespects our faith, making her the most anti-Catholic presidential candidate in American history,” she said.

“Her snub of the traditional dinner was a risky move, considering Harris’ faltering poll numbers among Catholic voters,” Branch noted.

“I’d be hard pressed to say that any Catholic that attempts to keep the faith and is well educated on Catholic teaching would be swayed to vote for Kamala after seeing the video,” Regner concluded.

Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton criticized CNN media reporter Brian Stelter on Thursday evening for his “arrogant” dismissal of the challenges faced by Americans dealing with failing educational systems and deteriorating infrastructure.

Hurricane Helene resulted in over 200 fatalities, with residents in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia continuing to face difficulties in recovering from the resulting wind damage and flooding. Singleton emphasized that the Biden-Harris administration allocated hundreds of billions of dollars to Ukraine, contrasting this with the inadequate response to the devastation experienced in western North Carolina and other regions of the southeastern United States following the hurricane, after “CNN NewsNight” host Abby Phillip highlighted that Russia initiated the Ukraine War.

“I agree with that. Putin obviously started the war. I am not negating that,” Singleton said. “My point is that a lot of people look at how much money we spent on this conflict and they‘re asking themselves, ‘My roads are crumbling, my schools suck. We just had major disasters across the country, FEMA doesn‘t have enough money.’”

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Vice President Kamala Harris will not attend the Al Smith charity dinner on Thursday, opting instead to send a pre-recorded video. This decision marks a departure from a long-standing tradition, as reported by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Harris is set to be the first presidential candidate in decades to forgo attendance at this event, which raises funds for Catholic charities that assist with children’s medical and financial requirements. Instead, she intends to participate in the October 17 gathering by providing a pre-recorded message.

“Vice President Harris will appear via a pre-recorded video at tonight’s dinner,” Joseph Zwilling, spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York said.

Googled “Al Smith Dinner”, which Kamala is avoiding because she is unpopular AND unfunny

She is the first presidential candidate to skip since 1984

So what does Google say?

“Why it is smart for Kamala Harris to skip the Al Smith dinner”

“Why it won’t sway voters”

Rigged pic.twitter.com/tuJB6JnqRy

— Arynne Wexler (@ArynneWexler) October 13, 2024

Former President Donald Trump, in contrast to Harris, announced on September 21 his intention to attend the 79th Al Smith dinner in person.

On September 24, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, expressed his disappointment regarding Harris’s absence from the event. The most recent presidential candidate to forgo attendance was Walter Mondale, the Democratic opponent of President Ronald Reagan, who opted not to participate in 1984.

Fox News host Bret Baier interrupted Vice President Harris during an interview on Wednesday evening as she faced difficulty articulating how her presidency would advance the nation, despite her existing position of authority.

This interview represents Harris’ inaugural appearance on the network during her campaign, following a week filled with media engagements on platforms such as CBS and ABC. During “Special Report with Bret Baier,” the host challenged Harris regarding her campaign slogan, “A New Way Forward,” and her assertion that “it’s time to turn the page.” In her initial response, she indicated that she was moving beyond the “last decade” characterized by former President Donald Trump’s “rhetoric.”

“More than 70% of people tell the country is on the wrong track. They say the country is on the wrong track. If it’s on the wrong track, that track follows three and a half years of you being vice president and President Biden being president. That is what they’re saying, 79% of them. Why are they saying that? If you are turning the page, you’ve been in office for three and a half years,” Baier said.

“And Donald Trump has been running for office since — ” Harris began.

Baier countered and highlighted to the vice president that she has been “the person holding the office,” to which Harris responded by asserting that the host comprehended her point.

“C’mon, you and I both know what I’m talking about. You and I both know what I’m talking about,” Harris said.

“I actually don’t. What are you talking about?” Baier asked.

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Vice President Kamala Harris expressed concerns on Tuesday regarding the potential for November’s election to be conducted in a manner that is “free and fair.” She has not yet indicated whether she would endorse the certification of a Trump victory, despite her strong criticism of Republicans who contested President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win.

“Why are people acting like this is going to be a free and fair election and he won’t try to steal it?” Charlamagne tha God asked Harris.

Harris replied the election would only be “free and fair” if Americans “stand up for that.”

“It will be a free and fair election if we, the American people, stand up for that,” Harris said before delivering a word salad: “You know, I see it as this. I think that the democracy has it’s like two points of nature. One, there’s a fact about a democracy that when it is intact, it the strength that it possesses in terms of the protection of people’s individual rights and liberties. When a democracy is intact, we protect your rights and your liberties.”

Harris’s response follows a statement from leading congressional Democrats, who informed Axios on Thursday that they would refrain from pledging to certify the 2024 election should former President Donald Trump emerge victorious.

This reluctance to commit to certifying the election could expose several members to accusations of hypocrisy, including Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee and a former member of the January 6 committee, who expressed uncertainty to Axios regarding his willingness to certify a Trump victory.

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WATCH: Trump campaign releases brutal ad as Kamala is set to appear on Charlamagne tha God’s radio show Tuesday pic.twitter.com/AHL108REZ2

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 14, 2024

Approximately one-third of the cameras utilized in the Border Patrol’s main surveillance system along the southern U.S. border are currently inoperative, as revealed by an internal memo acquired by NBC News. The document states that out of roughly 500 cameras installed on surveillance towers along the U.S.-Mexico border, about 150 are nonfunctional due to various technical difficulties. Officials, who requested anonymity, attributed the widespread camera malfunctions to outdated equipment and a backlog of repair requests.

Since their introduction in 2011, the malfunctioning cameras of the Remote Video Surveillance Systems have played a vital role in allowing Border Patrol to monitor vast border areas without relying heavily on ground personnel, according to the report. Despite recent attempts to address these issues, over 150 repair requests for cameras remain pending, resulting in surveillance deficiencies in critical border sectors and raising safety and security concerns in regions lacking visual oversight.

Exclusive: Nearly one-third of the cameras in the Border Patrol’s primary surveillance system along the southern U.S. border are not working, according to an internal agency memo sent in early October. https://t.co/Rxyhf61sEs

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 14, 2024

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reportedly deployed approximately 300 new towers featuring cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, according to NBC News. A spokesperson for CBP highlighted that these enhancements are part of a comprehensive initiative aimed at modernizing border surveillance and decreasing dependence on manual monitoring by agents.

Additionally, an internal memo has criticized the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the agency tasked with servicing and maintaining the camera systems, for not adequately addressing the needs of the Border Patrol, as reported by NBC. The leadership of Border Patrol is contemplating the possibility of replacing the FAA with a private contractor that may provide more dependable technical support for the surveillance equipment.

The malfunctioning of the cameras and the resulting delays in repairs have prompted demands for increased funding and resources, as the Department of Homeland Security has consistently sought additional financial support from Congress to restore and enhance surveillance systems along the border, according to NBC News.