Last year, several women came forward publicly to say Joe Biden had kissed or touched them in ways that made them uncomfortable.
One of them was Tara Reade, who said Biden used to “put his hand on my shoulder and run his finger up my neck” when she worked in his Senate office in 1993.
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[INDENT]Former Vice President Joe Biden is facing a new sexual assault allegation, from a woman named Tara Reade, who says she has been trying to share her story since 1993 when it allegedly happened…[/INDENT]
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Reade now says there was more to her experience with Biden. In an interview with podcast host Katie Halper, which aired Wednesday, Reade says Biden sexually assaulted her, pushing her against a wall and penetrating her with his fingers. When she pulled away, she says, he said he thought she “liked” him.
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[INDENT]This is a story that @ReadeAlexandra has been trying to tell since it happened in 1993. It’s a story about sexual assault, retaliation and silencing. #meToo https://soundcloud.com/katie-halper/joe-bidens-accuser-finally-tells-her-full-story …[/INDENT]
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“It was like an earthquake,” Reade told Vox. “I was so excited about this job,” she said. “I thought this was my future, and so when that happened I felt, it’s like someone pulling the rug out.”
Biden’s campaign on Friday denied Reade’s allegation. “Women have a right to tell their story, and reporters have an obligation to rigorously vet those claims,” deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield said in a statement to media. “We encourage them to do so, because these accusations are false.”
Last year, a few days after women began coming forward with reports of inappropriate touching by him, the former vice president issued a statement saying that “social norms have begun to change” around people’s personal space and that he would be more mindful of boundaries in the future.
Reade says she did not speak publicly about her allegation of sexual assault before in part because no one else witnessed the incident, while she says others saw Biden harassing her. She also says she faced online harassment after coming forward last year. As Ryan Grim reports at the Intercept, journalists and others questioned her credibility, pointing out favorable comments she had made about Vladimir Putin in a 2018 Medium post, perhaps implying that she was a Russian plant.
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Reade’s allegation initially received little coverage outside of left-wing media (and some media outlets on the right). But the hashtags #IBelieveTara and #TimesUpBiden started to pick up steam on Twitter earlier this week, as many wondered why it was not getting more attention.
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The allegation has also inflamed tensions between supporters of Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders. Reade told Vox she initially supported Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president (and also supported Marianne Williamson) but now supports Sanders. And her report has led to allegations by some that she or her supporters are simply trying to throw the election to Sanders — or even to President Donald Trump. Reade acknowledges the concern that her allegation could benefit Trump in the general election since Biden is likely to be the Democratic nominee. Trump himself has been accused of sexual harassment, assault, or other misconduct by more than 20 women, and is being sued for defamation by two of them.
Yes, add him there! But he is a special Casanova! I have always wondered how come nobody picks on Eddy Murphy?