Kamala Harris kisses husband Doug Emhoff with her mask ON before flying to Rhode Island to pick up a novel on ‘white male rage’
- Vice President Kamala Harris and first gentleman Doug Emhoff shared a kiss in the lip-area through their masks before going their separate ways on Wednesday
- Both Harris and Emhoff are fully vaccinated against coronavirus
- Updated CDC guidance released last month says fully vaccinated individuals can be outside together without a face covering
- Harris visited Rhode Island on Wednesday where she made an unannounced trip to a book store where she bought four books – one about ‘white male rage’
Kamala Harris and first gentleman Doug Emhoff kissed through their masks Wednesday – even though they are vaccinated – as the vice president traveled to Rhode Island where she stopped by a local store to buy four books.
Before going their separate ways as Harris prepared to board Air Force Two for a day trip to Providence, the vice president and her husband shared a peck in the lips-area without removing their masks.
Both Harris and Emhoff are vaccinated against coronavirus and new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance says those vaccinated do not need to wear face coverings while outside with each other.
The move is yet another confusing display on what the White House is recommending vaccinated Americans do in reference to wearing face coverings in public.
Vice President Kamala Harris and first gentleman Doug Emhoff shared a kiss in the lip-area through their masks before going their separate ways on Wednesday – even though both are vaccinated
The second couple said a quick goodbye before Harris boarded Air Force Two for Rhode Island on Wednesday, a trip with which Emhoff did not accompany her. Without removing their face coverings, the couple shared a kiss
Once in Providence, Rhode Island, Harris made an unannounced visit to a book store as she promoted the Biden administration’s dedication to helping small businesses
The vice president purchased four books, which she says she plans to make time to read
Emhoff visited Allentown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday to promote President Joe Biden’s jobs plan – he did not accompany his wife to Rhode Island.
Harris made an unannounced stop at ‘Books on the Square’ while in Providence, where the vice president purchased ‘The Nickel Boys’, which explores the roots of white male rage; ‘The Topeka House’, centered around the underground railroad; ‘Simply Julia’, a cookbook that looks at ‘food equity’; and the novel ‘The Dutch House’.
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, who served as Rhode Island’s governor from 2015 until March when she was tapped for the administration post, greeted Harris when she arrived fro the day trip to promote President Joe BIden’s $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan.
‘This is my neighborhood store,’ Raimondo told Harris as they entered the book store on Wednesday. ‘The best place ever.’
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo joined Harris for the trip in her home state of Rhode Island, where she was governor for more than 5 years before being tapped to joined the administration
Harris held up the books for press when exiting the store and said she has been wanting to read them.
‘I’m going to find time to do it,’ she insisted.
Harris was also greeted in Rhode Island by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed, Representatives David Cicilline and Jim Langevin and Governor Daniel McKee.Harris’ trip north of Washington, D.C. was part of the ‘Getting Back on Track Tour’ highlighting the Biden administration’s support for small businesses.