Ella Emhoff is setting the record straight about her reaction to Donald Trump’s 2024 US presidential election win.
If you’ve been terminally online in the past week or so (who hasn’t?), you’ve probably seen some idle rumormongering that Vice President Kamala Harris’s stepdaughter had a serious reaction to the election results that resulted in a hospital stay.
Yesterday, Ella took to her IG story to personally respond to all the speculation.
“OK I’m just gonna go out and say it,” she wrote, stating that “There’s a rumor about me having a mental breakdown and getting checked into a hospital” and that the rumor itself is “Not true.”
“Also fuck you if you’re out there spreading that,” she wrote. “There’s nothing wrong with showing emotion and crying…Anyone who says there is probably needs a good cry.”
“I’ve struggled with my mental health my whole life and I’m not ashamed of it,” she concluded, adding that she’s mainly been spending her time “playing fetch” with her dog Jerry.
Ella’s mother Kerstin also directly responded to a Twitter user spreading the false rumors, referring to them as “More MAGA bs” and asking people to “Leave my kids alone.”
More MAGA bs against my family. Leave my kids alone!!! Ella is doing great and spending a lovely day with her mom! Having the ability to show your emotions is something we should all hope for. It’s ok to not feel great right now. We aren’t letting anyone break our family down. https://t.co/4LruHhFtsi
— Kerstin Emhoff (@keprettybird) November 9, 2024
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“Ella is doing great and spending a lovely day with her mom! Having the ability to show your emotions is something we should all hope for. It’s ok to not feel great right now.”
“We aren’t letting anyone break our family down.”
The National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline is 1-800-950-6264 (NAMI) and provides information and referral services; GoodTherapy.org is an association of mental health professionals from more than 25 countries who support efforts to reduce harm in therapy.
