Experts reveal their takeaways from the viral moment when Sen. Deb Fischer's husband, Bruce, appeared to deny the vice president's handshake.

Bruce Fischer accompanied his wife, first elected as a Senator for Nebraska in 2012, to the ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Friday and his refusal to shake hands with the vice president clearly surprised her as she oversaw the event, marking the beginning of the 119 th Congress.

Liberal netizens tore into Sen. Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) elderly husband Bruce for appearing to turn down Vice President Kamala Harris’ handshake last week, but viral footage that

A viral online video that some suggest shows Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer’s husband refusing to shake Vice President Kamala Harris’ hand may not tell the whole story.

Bruce Fischer refused to make any eye or physical contact with America’s first female, first Black woman and first South

The video, which has since gone viral, was recorded on January 3 as Harris swore in the newly elected U.S. senators as president of the Senate.

"Black woman to Black woman, I recognize every single breath, facial expression, and physical reaction to what Kamala Harris is experiencing."

Bruce Fischer's behavior revealed a small, petty man who treated Harris not as this nation’s vice president, but as a Black woman he would not acknowledge because she challenged Trump.

The husband of a U.S. Senator refused to shake Vice President Kamala Harris' hand during the formal swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.

Deb Fischer shook Harris’ hand after completing her oath and thanked the vice president. When Harris expressed congratulations to the senator’s husband, he offered a short “thank you” and then dropped his newly freed left hand and put it in his pants pocket, prompting a raised-eyebrows reaction from Harris.

As president of the Senate, Vice President Kamala Harris was tasked with swearing in the newly-elected U.S. senators on Friday (Jan. 3). There were several striking moments from the ceremony.

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