Kamala’s spouse removes ‘distorted’ Hanukkah post after backlash
Emhoff’s Embarrassing Hanukkah Post: A Betrayal of Reality
And Americans thought Kamala Harris was the embarrassing half of the couple.
It turns out, the vice president’s husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, has a talent for humiliating himself and his country that could rival his wife’s empty-headed blather.
On Monday, he proved it with a social media post that botched the story of Hanukkah so badly it had to be taken down — but the damage was already done.
Doug Emhoff deleted this, which is not the story of Hanukkah, the Maccabean Revolt depicted in the Bible https://t.co/hhMd38OPMd pic.twitter.com/kvs1UikYOx
— Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) December 12, 2023
Emhoff’s Distorted Hanukkah Story
“In the Hanukkah story, the Jewish people were forced into hiding,” Emhoff’s post stated. “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 …
“It was during these 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.”
In reality, as History.com notes, Hanukkah is a holiday commemorating a military victory by the Hebrews in the second century B.C., when the Maccabees overthrew the Greeks who had conquered Israel and desecrated the Temple in Jerusalem. It’s a story of military might destroying military might.
Hanukkah was a cleansing and rededication of the Temple, where one day’s worth of oil miraculously lasted for eight. (Syndicated columnist and National Review senior writer David Harsanyi has an even more bloodsoaked version Read More From Original Article Here: Kamala's Husband Deletes 'Revisionist' Hanukkah Post That Shamefully Twisted the Story
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