Vice President Kamala Harris tried to cajole first gentleman Douglass Emhoff into stepping up his efficiency at an event at a local food pantry Monday as the couple marked MLK Day in Washington.
'Come on – we have a lot of bags to bag!' she quipped as her husband stumbled at the start of an assembly line, laughing.
The second couple soon got in synch, with Harris putting apples and oranges inside each bag destined for needy families around the region.
'I'll go quicker,' Emhoff promised.
Each of them fist bumped and greeted other volunteers at the event, with Harris making one side about the media who followed her. 'We brought a few of our friends,' she explained. 'But we are here to work,' she promised.'
United States Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff helps bag produce with volunteer Brian Williams, 15, as she participates in a community service event at Martha's Kitchen in Washington, DC on Monday, January 17, 2022. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News This is an Alamy Live News image and may not be part of your current Alamy deal . If you are unsure, please contact our sales team to check.
Each put on gloves and helped assemble some of the 5,000 bags being distributed, with many destined for families east of D.C.'s Anacostia River.
They were wearing red aprons with the logo of the longtime area pantry, Martha's Table.
Emhoff was on potato duty – sweet and white potatoes.
The pair volunteered for about 15 minutes at the event, held on the day when service groups undertake efforts across the country to mark King's legacy.
Throughout the event each of them chatted with other volunteers.
Vice President Kamala Harris, right, with her husband Doug Emhoff, fill bags with fruit and other items, at Martha's Table, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in Washington. She goaded him to pick up the pace as an assembly line got started
