Cole was a senior in high school when his father and Harris got together, and he and his sister have both shared stories about adjusting to blended family life — especially one that includes a high-profile politician.
"I remember I saw a tweet that someone did. It was a photo of Kamala at the Kavanaugh hearing, and someone tweeted, like, 'I'd hate to have to look at that face and explain why I'm late for curfew.' And I was thinking, 'I've literally had to do that,'" Cole said to The New York Times.
According to Cole, though, their family is equal parts loving and intellectual, with a huge level of support but also a lot of strong opinions going around. "We would just have these real conversations at dinner, almost Socratic, where we would all bounce off each other. It's so interesting when I hear her speak publicly or read about her policy position. I'm like, Okay, I've seen that reflected at the dinner table, so I know it's true to her," he told Glamour.