A senior staffer for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is under fire for past derogatory comments made on his personal social media regarding women, homosexuals, and his new boss.
Earlier this week, the Harris campaign hired Kamau M. Marshall as the 2024 senior adviser after he previously held positions as Joe Biden’s strategic communications director in 2020, a senior adviser for the Biden-Harris campaign and was formerly a senior adviser to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
According to a Fox News report, Marshall has now has deleted thousands of old posts this week.
Marshall’s past posts were riddled with a history of sexist messages online mocking women and gay people as well as seemingly criticizing Harris on social media during her failed presidential campaign in 2019.
A snippet of Marshall’s past posts (since deleted) include:
A Christmas Eve 2011 post in which he expressed his affection for “power women” – as long as she “know[s] her place” and he can “where [sic] the pants”, Fox News Digital previously reported.
In early 2012, Marshall inquired, “Are all women crazy???? Lol no offense ijs [I’m just saying].”
Later that year, he said, “Nice guys finish last because they make sure their girl comes first.”
In August 2013, Marshall wrote, “It’s unattractive when a girl doesn’t act classy & does not know how to control her feelings.” In 2012, he wrote: “@kimberlyjaneece I disagree-I try not look at _or impress_Personally speaking-I enjoy the challenge & I only look & talk to CLASSY Women.”
According to the Washington Free Beacon, in 2015, Marshall also used the term “no homo” in several posts that were previously deleted and seemingly questioned the allegations of sexual abuse against comedian Bill Cosby, saying:
“It’s not a coincidence that Cosby can be arraigned on allegations, yet countless police officers who gun down black bodies aren’t indicted.”
“Bro if u see a guy around women all day more than likely he wants to be 1 or he is very fem #Imjustsaying,” Marshall said in another post.
Perhaps the most shocking find was a post that slammed his now-boss, Kamala Harris.
After a debate performance in 2019, Marshall posted a message that said, “Dear Black people: Don’t be black when it’s convenient. Be black 3365/24-7. Period. Sincerely, a black man.”
The post, which was highlighted by a former reporter from The Atlantic, and deleted shortly after it was posted following one of the contentious Democratic primary debates, received backlash on social media.
Marshall has deleted over 2,200 posts over the last few days, according to a report from media outlet Social Blade.
Fox News reached out to the Harris campaign for comment, to which they pointed to a 2020 apology Marshall issued about his online commentary.
“As someone who values and respects women, it has never been or will ever be my intent to disrespect women,” Marshall said. “Period. However, I sincerely apologize to those who could have misread it or don’t know me personally and who it may have offended.”