{"id":25070,"date":"2024-10-06T20:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T20:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/?p=25070"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:13:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:13:20","slug":"mdfde-france-usa-saving-democracy-here-is-to-you-madam-vice-president-kamala-harris-dday80-mdfdefriendshipmercitrain75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/2024\/10\/06\/mdfde-france-usa-saving-democracy-here-is-to-you-madam-vice-president-kamala-harris-dday80-mdfdefriendshipmercitrain75\/","title":{"rendered":"MDFDE\/FRANCE-USA: SAVING DEMOCRACY: HERE IS TO YOU MADAM VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS #DDAY80 #MDFDEFriendshipMerciTrain75"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">MAKING<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DEMOCRACY<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> LIVE<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;One of the great things about Americans is the way so many people go out and work at the job of making democracy live. When they see democracy slipping abroad or at home, they chip in without waiting for leadership up above and do their bit.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Drew PEARSON, Father of the Friendship Train (1947-1948) &amp; Secretary of the National Friendship Train Committee To Welcome The French Train of Gratitude (1948-1949), Washington Merry-Go-Round March 20, 1948<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/MT-Logo.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/MT-Logo.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/MT-Logo-200x197.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"217\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The \u00ab Train de la Reconnaissance Fran\u00e7aise \u00bb aka the \u00ab Merci Train \u00bb (1949).<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">#GRATI<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TUDE<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">#RESIS<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">TANCE<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">#FREEDOM<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">OF<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">THE<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">PRESS<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">#MDFDE<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Friendship<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">MerciTrain<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">75<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a9 The Official French-American Project entirely conceived by Ms. Elisabeth JENSSEN to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the \u201cMerci Train\u201d (1949-2024\/2025). All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chair,<\/strong>\u00a0Elisabeth Jenssen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Honorary President:<\/strong>\u00a0The Comte Gilbert de Pusy La Fayette<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/2017\/08\/16\/mdfdeusa-may-you-rest-in-peace-dear-heather-heyer-mdfdejesuisladyliberty131-charlottesville\/\">elisabeth.jenssen@francaisdeletranger.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">FIRED <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UP<\/span>, READY <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TO<\/span> GO <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DEMOCRACY<\/span> WARRIORS?<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">30<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DAYS<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\">FOR<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">US <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">TO<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">GO&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">BLUE ALL THE WAY!!!<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Robert De Niro Hosts Team Justice NYC Happy Hour; Speeches by Several Democracy Warriors<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6vLXQKOQ-AQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Robert De Niro Hosts Team Justice NYC Happy Hour; Speeches by Several Democracy Warriors\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>New York City, Jan. 13, 2024:<\/strong> Acting legend Robert De Niro has opted to become an advocate and activist for the rule of law, for decency, integrity, and ethics in government, and for American democracy. He graciously offered to host our Team Justice New York City happy hour. <strong>This Team Justice event<\/strong> featured a group of individuals who are fighting each and every day to promote allegiance to the rule of law and to preserve and protect American democracy from a self-described &#8220;day-one-dictator.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Glenn Kirschner, former 30-year federal prosecutor, Legal Analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Unite for America Rally with Vice President Kamala Harris and Oprah Winfrey<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bZasBoVhuUA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Unite for America Rally with Vice President Kamala Harris and Oprah Winfrey\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">FROM OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA &#8212; THE BAY AREA &#8212; BIRTHPLACE OF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1947:\u00a0<\/span>FIRST <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CAME<\/span> THE<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">AMERICAN<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\">FRIENDSHIP <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TRAIN<\/span> &#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/friendship-train-state-california-oakland-01-450x.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/friendship-train-state-california-oakland-01-450x.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/friendship-train-state-california-oakland-01-450x-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/friendship-train-state-california-oakland-01-450x-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Oakland, Calif. November 9, 1947:<\/strong> The &#8220;Friendship Train,&#8221; nearly doubled in size in the 36 hours since it started its journey in Glendale, Southern California, leaves the <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144430464 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Southern<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144430464 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Pacific&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144430464 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> First and Broadway station in\u00a0<\/span>Oakland, Northern California, <span class=\"TextRun SCXW219699090 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219699090 BCX8\">on its 11-day mercy mission across the nation,\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW179235459 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">adding<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179235459 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179235459 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179235459 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">r <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW179235459 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">after<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179235459 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> car en route\u00a0<\/span>to collect food to help the hungry of France and Italy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image-200x139.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/French-American-Flags-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/French-American-Flags-2.png 312w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/French-American-Flags-2-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/French-American-Flags-2-200x103.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1949 &#8211;\u00a0 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1949:<\/span> THEN<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CAME<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000080;\">THE<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">FRENCH<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000080;\">MERCI<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TRAIN<\/span> &#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image-MT-Oakland.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1385\" height=\"995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image-MT-Oakland.jpg 1385w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image-MT-Oakland-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image-MT-Oakland-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image-MT-Oakland-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image-MT-Oakland-200x144.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1385px) 100vw, 1385px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oakland, Calif., February 21, 1949:<\/strong>\u00a0Led by Gov. Earl Warren expressing California&#8217;s\u00a0 <span class=\"TextRun SCXW204378754 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW204378754 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">thanks<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204378754 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> for the &#8220;French Gratitude&#8221; aka the &#8220;Merci Train,&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW204378754 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0fifty thousand\u00a0<\/span>overjoyed Oaklanders gathered near the WWI SNCF &#8220;40 &amp; 8&#8221; boxcar as it pulled in front of the Hotel Leamington at 1814 Franklin Street (today an office bldg) in downtown Oakland, Northern California. <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29920898 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW97766684 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97766684 BCX8\">Collection Clive <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97766684 BCX8\">Lamming<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97766684 BCX8\">. All <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97766684 BCX8\">rights<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97766684 BCX8\">reserved<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97766684 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29920898 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Dear Madam Vice-President Kamala Harris,<\/h2>\n<h2>Dear Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff,<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024,<\/strong>\u00a0a day\u00a0that will forever hold a very special place in American History, <strong>President Joe BIDEN,\u00a0<\/strong>in an act of supreme and selfless patriotism &#8212; the most brilliant strategic move our Founding Fathers for sure would have lauded with an immense pride &#8212; ended his reelection bid for the presidency of the United States of America, by endorsing you, <strong>Madam Vice President Kamala HARRIS<\/strong>, to succeed him, thus passing the baton, the torch of democracy to you and the next generation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Needless to say, in New York City, our beloved LADY LIBERTY, <\/strong>France&#8217;s\u00a0FIRST and most illustrative gift of eternal gratitude to the United States,\u00a0the most universally known spiritual symbol of enlightenment inspiring immigrants &#8212; <strong>including the Haitian community of Springfield, Ohio, whom we warmly embrace<\/strong> &#8212; reaching our shores since 1886&#8230; and turning 138 year-old this month (October 28), has never stopped smiling since President Biden&#8217;s announcement, cheering on you for VICTORY as we all do, Madam Vice President and Gov. WALZ &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>And so, because we strongly believe in YOU, Madam Vice President, <\/strong>in your capacity to lead us in defeating the rising tide of authoritarianism and oligarchy nationwide and abroad, We, the People of the United States, have ever witnessed in our lifetime&#8230; Chaos and constant lies brought by people with no American values, who obviously didn&#8217;t learn anything from past world History&#8230;\u00a0 Cheaters who don&#8217;t get how, starting with D-DAY 80 years ago this year, the United States and our Allies liberated France and western Europe from Nazi Germany just because We, the People, will NEVER allow fascism to win&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In a show of<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>French-American Friendship (since 1778 and going&#8230;), of sisterhood if you will&#8230;<\/strong> As an immigrant, a French and American citizen from the Bay Area who so proudly voted for you to be our AG (two terms), then our California Senator, then Vice President under the leadership of President Biden and finally casted her vote for you via mail yesterday, Madam Vice President, as our next President of the United States of America &#8212; the FIRST woman &#8212; because, <strong>&#8220;We, the People, are NOT going back!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And just because you always bring so much joy, so much &#8220;joie de vivre,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0grace and intelligence into your campaigns and civic actions, as part of our on-going French-American cultural and cinematographic projects <strong>#MDFDEFriendshipMerciTrain75,\u00a0<\/strong>celebrating this year the 75th Anniversary of the &#8220;Merci Train&#8221; &#8212; <strong>the SECOND most significant gift to date<\/strong> from the People of France to the People of the United States as their direct response and symbolic gesture of gratitude for the Friendship Train.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I would firstly like to share with you, Madam Vice President, the &#8220;daughter of Oakland,&#8221;<\/strong> and Second Gentleman\u00a0<strong>Doug EMHOFF<\/strong>, this precious 75-year old picture of the &#8220;Merci Train,&#8221;\u00a0one of the 49 WWI SNCF\u00a0 &#8220;40 and 8&#8221; boxcars filled to the top with French gifts for the People of California, in downtown Oakland in Feb. 1949 (see pic. above).<\/p>\n<p><strong>A &#8220;Friendship Train&#8221; For Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GYfHKK9W0AADXtn-nb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GYfHKK9W0AADXtn-nb.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GYfHKK9W0AADXtn-nb-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GYfHKK9W0AADXtn-nb-200x156.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington D.C., September 27, 2024:<\/strong> Vice President Kamala Harris met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House.<\/p>\n<div id=\"top-row\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<div id=\"owner\" class=\"item style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<div id=\"subscribe-button\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<div class=\"smartimation__content\">\n<div class=\"animated-action__content-with-background\">\n<div id=\"notification-preference-button\" class=\"style-scope ytd-subscribe-button-renderer\">\n<div class=\"yt-spec-button-shape-next__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yt-spec-button-shape-next__button-text-content\">\n<p><strong>And secondly, in the next few years, as soon as it is feasible, in a show of friendship and solidarity to the People of Ukraine rebuilding their lives<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As an homage to the late Washington D.C. columnist and philanthropist Drew PEARSON (1897-1969), father of the Friendship Train &#8212; THE\u00a0most successful people-to-people American humanitarian campaign led in the dawn of the Cold War &#8212; in the fall of 1947 &#8212; thus bringing much-needed food, clothing, medications and gasoline to starving France and Italy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inspired by outstanding Democracy Warriors<\/strong> like Glenn KIRSCHNER and Robert DE NIRO, we, the MDFDE and Friends of the Merci Train FRANCE-USA would like to propose organizing, under your leadership, and with all the People of the United States, a <strong>&#8220;Friendship Train for Ukraine.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>So, ONWARD TO VICTORY,<\/strong>\u00a0dear Madam VP Kamala HARRIS and Second Gentleman Doug EMHOFF, Governor Tim WALZ and Mrs. Gwen WALZ, First Lady of Minnesota!<\/p>\n<p>With my kindest regards and best wishes of success,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elisabeth Jenssen Founder &amp; President<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friends of Laperouse USA<\/p>\n<p>Chair, #MDFDEFriendshipMerciTrain75<\/p>\n<p>Le Mouvement des Fran\u00e7ais de l&#8217;\u00c9tranger (MDFDE) French and Francophones Abroad<\/p>\n<p>Liaison of the American Legion (USA-Europe) for the Friendship Train and the Merci Train<\/p>\n<p>Proud member of #TeamJustice &#8212; founded by Glenn Kirschner #JusticeMatters &#8212; from Day One.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/vice-president-harris\/\">https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/vice-president-harris\/<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Pvh5oddCdZ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kamalaharris.com\/meet-kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/kamalaharris.com\/meet-kamala-harris\/embed\/#?secret=Sus41gjJdh#?secret=Pvh5oddCdZ\" data-secret=\"Pvh5oddCdZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Kamala Harris&#8221; &#8212; Kamala Harris for President: Official Campaign Website\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-news\/gay-couple-married-kamala-harris-san-francisco-winter-love-reunites-vp-rcna138722\">https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-news\/gay-couple-married-kamala-harris-san-francisco-winter-love-reunites-vp-rcna138722<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>GLENN KIRSCHNER<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jUAvvgjOiw\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/glennkirschner.com\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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