Kamala Harris spotted at NYC hotspot with husband Doug Emhoff, row over NYPD officers waiting outside
Kamala Harris was spotted at The Polo Bar in Manhattan on Sunday evening.
Former vice president
Kamala Harris
was spotted at New York's hotspot on Sunday night as she went on a dinner date with husband Doug Emhoff at The Polo Bar in Midtown Manhattan. What started a row over this was the huge entourage of policemen who were on security duty for the former VP and the former second husband.
Apart from 25 secret Service agents, there were NYPD officers either flanking the couple or waiting outside where four bulletproof cars and three additional SUVs were stationed.
"Secret Service is fine; NYPD, no. NYPD needs to protect the people, we don't have enough of them," Republican NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Silwa said to DailyMail.com. "She's going to a bar to enjoy herself, and she's got an army of security paid for by us, not her."
As a former vice president, Harris and her family are entitled to federally funded protection for about six months after leaving office.
Silwa said the Secret Service was doing its job, but the heavy police presence should have been paid by the couple for their night out. "It's unbelievable... there were probably more security officers between the feds and the NYPD than there were patrons inside," Silwa said.
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The Polo Bar is known for its exorbitant prices and also for its exclusivity.
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The jaunt which was opened 10 years ago as part of Ralph Lauren's foray into hospitality is a favorite among the celebrities. Bookings are generally made over the phone, a month before.
Kamala Harris's costly appearance came just ahead of Met Gala which she may attend. Her expensive outing came amid speculations over hernext political step, which she soft-launched in her searing attack on President Donald Trump at a recent speaking event. "President Trump and his administration and their allies are counting on the notion that fear can be contagious," Harris said in her first major speech after her election defeat -- on the 20th anniversary gala for Emerge America.
"What they are overlooking is that fear is not the only thing that's contagious, courage is contagious," she said.
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