I thought Biden seemed dazed and unaware as he offered his unsolicited commentary on some of Trump’s recent actions. Also seems to lack any sense of honor in smearing Trump just because he needs to in order to unseat the incumbent. His honor is also of quite some conjecture considering his advances on Lucy Flores sexually, apologizing, and then joking with his country club white good ol’ boys about it.
Last year, Biden struggled to respond to comments from Lucy Flores, a 2014 lieutenant governor nominee in Nevada, who said he made her uncomfortable by touching her shoulders and kissing the back of her head before a campaign event. Several other women have made similar claims.
In a video, Biden pledged to be “more mindful” of respecting “personal space”, but Flores told Fox News this week that the former senator’s jokes on the matter have been “so incredibly disrespectful”.
Last year, he was also repeatedly forced to explain his 1991 decision, as Senate Judiciary Committee chairman to allow Anita Hill to face questions about her allegations of sexual harassment against Clarence Thomas, then a nominee for the Supreme Court.
Biden has since apologised for his role in the hearing. But in the #MeToo era, it is another example of why critics believe he may struggle to catch on with the Democratic primary voters of 2020.
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