Emhoff acknowledges affair in first marriage: 'I took responsibility'

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff on Saturday acknowledged that his first marriage was rocky and admitted to having an extramarital affair.

“During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on account of my actions,” Emhoff said, per a statement first obtained by CNN. “I took responsibility, and in the years since, we worked through things as a family and have come out stronger on the other side.”

His comments followed reporting from The Daily Mail about the affair.