Former Vice President Joe Biden says he doesn't believe he ever acted inappropriately toward women but will 'listen respectfully' to suggestions he did
Facing an accusation of inappropriate behavior from a ex-lawmaker, former Vice President Joe Biden issued a statement Sunday defending his actions, adding that he would “listen respectfully” to women’s experiences.
In an interview Sunday with CNN’s “State of the Union” she told Jake Tapper, “It was shocking because you don’t expect that kind of intimate behavior, you don’t expect that kind of intimacy from someone so powerful and someone who you just have no relationship whatsoever, to touch you and to feel you, and to be so close you in that way. So I frankly just didn't even know how to react. I was just shocked. I felt — I felt powerless.
He continued: “But it was never my intention. I may not recall these moments the same way, and I may be surprised at what I hear. But we have arrived at an important time when women feel they can and should relate their experiences, and men should pay attention. And I will. “If he is saying that he never believed that that was inappropriate,” she continued, “then, frankly, I think that’s a little bit of a disconnect … because there has been documentation, both in photos, videos, stories that were written.”
“For me, it’s disqualifying,” she told Tapper. “I think it’s up to everybody else to make that decision, considering again the entire scope of his background, of the positions that he’s taken.”
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