Note: This article discusses allegations of domestic abuse.

However, their swoon-worthy relationship isn’t without some red flags of its own.

The only positive side to this revelation is that the second gentleman publicly owned up to his mistakes.

Kamala Harris, smiling, is embraced by second gentleman Doug Emhoff

Is Doug Emhoff secretly abusive?

“The only thing I could think to do was slap him back.

And that is utterly shocking.”

Doug Emhoff with a solemn look on his face and his hands pressed together

The woman also referenced three different friends who anonymously backed up her allegations.

Rather than vehemently denying them, he reasoned: “It’s all a distraction.

While this response notably doesn’t acknowledge any guilt, it doesn’t exactly claim innocence either.