Kamala Harris's husband Doug Emhoff makes internet cringe with bizarre 'man-child' selfie to celebrate World Cup

By WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 20:42, 2 July 2026 | Updated: 21:05, 2 July 2026 Kamala Harris's husband Doug Emhoff invited mockery on social media after sharing a 'cringe' selfie celebrating the USA's victory in the World Cup.  The former Second Gentleman took to X after the USMNT defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday night.  Emhoff, wearing a USMNT jersey, held up a peace sign with his hand as he pouted into the camera, and captioned his post with two American flag emojis.  The post was quickly ridiculed for Emhoff's smug smile, as many branded his pose 'very weird' and questioned why he chose that picture to share.  'I can't believe he looked at this selfie and said to himself, ''Yep, this is the one,'' and posted it,' one X user responded.  'Did you or Kamala think this was a good pic?' added another.  Other shared memes mocking Emhoff and Harris, using the picture as an opportunity to launch barbs at the Democrat.   Kamala Harris's husband Doug Emhoff invited mockery on social media after sharing a 'cringe' selfie celebrating the USA's victory in the World Cup Emhoff's foray back into the limelight to celebrate the World Cup comes after he and Harris briefly retreated from public view following her landslide loss in the 2024 presidential election.  After Harris declined to run for California Governor earlier this year - amid rumors she is preparing another presidential bid in 2028 - the couple looked to expand their real estate portfolio across the West Coast.  This included scooping up an $8 million mega mansion in the luxury Pointe Dume neighborhood in Malibu, just a stone's throw from the beach.  Sources told the Daily Mail at the time that the couple felt forced to upgrade to a larger, fortified home due to security concerns, particularly after President Trump abruptly yanked Harris’s Secret Service protection in September last year.   But while Harris has increasingly stepped back into the spotlight in recent times, Emhoff has remained quiet.  He was MIA throughout much of her 33-city book tour for 107 Days, where Harris dissected why she lost every swing state and the popular vote to Trump and bemoaned her lack of campaign time.  The couple were not seen together in public for many months earlier this year, with Harris also failing to show when Emhoff received a glitzy humanitarian award in Los Angeles in May.  Emhoff and Harris attended the USMNT's final World Cup group stage game against Turkiye  The couple were not seen together in public for many months earlier this year, with Harris failing to show when Emhoff received a glitzy humanitarian award in Los Angeles in May The couple bought an $8 million home in Malibu last December Harris and Emhoff were seen attending the USMNT's final World Cup group stage game against Turkiye last month. With Harris rumored to be preparing another run for the White House in 2028, the former Vice President has been on a media blitz to promote her book and tout her achievements in office.  In an interview with ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon last month, Harris faced mockery from her critics after her remarks were branded 'word salad.'  It came as Harris reflected on what the word 'hope' means to her and to Americans. 'I really, truly believe this. We each have light inside of us. And we need to know that that is what inspires our hope as much as anything external to ourselves,' Harris said to Lemon. 'And when we feel that, and not allow an election or an individual to dampen that light, and instead light - let that light carry us in particular moments of darkness, that, that we not only act on that hope, but we inspire that hope in each other,' she added. 'And, in particular, at this moment, it is so important that we not only have hope, but that we understand that that should be a verb.' Lemon sat wide-eyed as Harris spoke, remaining still and offering little reaction to her meandering answer. The Daily Mail has contacted Emhoff for comment.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.