Huma Abedin Gets First
By Margaret Hartmann
Image via @colvinj.
Some heckling is to be expected when you're a hilariously named, disgraced former politician attempting to make a comeback, but on Sunday someone dared to shout insults at Anthony Weiner in front of his widely admired wife. The Daily News reports that during Huma Abedin's much-anticipated first appearance on the campaign trail, a man started chanting, “Take your clothes off!” Abedin didn't break a sweat — literally or figuratively — though she wound up making her debut during one of the hottest days of the summer. “She doesn’t seem to notice the heat,” Weiner marveled. “It’s very weird. She shows no outward signs.”
As one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides, Abedin surely has
experience tuning out comments about a husband's misbehavior in office,
but this was the her first foray into the role of political spouse. She
channeled another first lady during stops at two Staten Island churches
and a stroll through Harlem, wearing the same red and white checked
dress Michelle Obama had on in a famous election-night tweet.
Most of the people the couple encountered during their stops were
rather pleasant. (Weiner reportedly quipped, “They’re just being nice
to me because you’re around!” many times throughout the day.) Yet,
Politicker reports
that Abedin seemed torn when asked if she'll be making regular
appearances on the campaign trail. “I’m a mom. I’ve got my own life and
my own profession that I’m very committed to, that I love. And I have my
husband who is doing something I want to be supportive of. And I’m very
proud of what he’s doing. And so yeah, I want to help him,” she said.
“But you know, it’s like, I’m trying to figure out everything and I
think that’s a pretty normal thing that a lot of women find that they
have to figure out. But I’m having a good time.”
As for the timing of Abedin's first public appearance on his
behalf, Weiner insisted it wasn't to draw contrasts with Eliot Spitzer
(whose wife hasn't weighed in on his run for city comptroller and may or may not be living in a different building). Weiner, using his go-to excuse,
said the timing was actually about their 18-month-old son Jordan. “My
mother-in-law’s visiting from out-of-town so we have childcare on the
weekends. And she seemed eager to do it. And I, of course, was eager to
have her,” he said. “It’s very nice and comforting having her around.”
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