In the days since allegations surfaced of uninvited touching on the part of Joe Biden, several women in politics and beyond have been coming to his defense, vouching for his character and saying it was merely his old-fashioned tactile style at issue — nothing intentional, and certainly nothing sexual.
On Wednesday night, The Washington Post reported that three additional women had recounted uncomfortable encounters with Biden. One of them, Vail Kohnert-Yount, said she was a White House intern in the spring of 2013 when she met Biden in the West Wing and that, as they chatted, he put his hand on the back of her head and pressed his forehead to hers and called her a"pretty girl."
"It was his empathy and encouragement ... that gave me strength to meet each day," Carnahan, a Democrat, wrote."Yes, I sometimes got a shoulder pat or even a head kiss. Joe has a deep desire to share in the lives of others." In his statement, the 76-year-old Biden said he understands the changing"social norms," seeking to ease concerns about whether he is up to adapting to a new era, where what was once considered by some to be charming — a quick compliment on a woman's appearance or a flirtatious hug — is now seen as boundary crossing. Biden's initial comments, insisting that he never knew his behavior was making women uncomfortable, were in themselves troubling to some women.
"I feel saddened that people are jumping on this issue just to find dirt," said Rachel Corson, 19."Someone who is very highly respected in government who might have made a mistake and wasn't clear with his communication ... I find it disheartening that we are looking for something he did wrong."
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