Kamala Harris’ Husband Slammed After Since-Deleted ‘Story of Hanukkah’

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President 👤Kamala Harris, was slammed after he retold the story of 🕎Hanukkah falsely.

On Monday, Emhoff, 59, posted the story on X, formerly known as Twitter. The post has since been deleted.

“In the 🕎Hanukkah story, the Jewish people were forced into hiding,” he wrote. “No one thought they would survive or that the few drops of oil they had would last. But they survived and the oil kept burning.”

He continued, “During those eight days in hiding, they recited their prayers and continued their traditions. That’s why 🕎Hanukkah means dedication.”

Emhoff also claimed, “It was during those dark nights that the Maccabees dedicated themselves to maintaining hope and faith in the oil, each other, and their Judaism. In these dark times, I think of that story.”

However, contrary to Emhoff’s claims, a small group of Jewish warriors called the Maccabees, led by Jewish priest Judah Maccabee and his father Mattathias, “fought to defend their religious beliefs” against the Seleucid Empire ruled by Antiochus IV. Antiochus forbade