Lucy Flores has said she was beside the stage awaiting her turn to address a rally when Joe Biden put his hands on her shoulders from behind, then leaned in and smelled her hair.
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden, who is leading polls for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Friday faced a misconduct accusation by a Nevada ex-lawmaker claiming the then-vice president inappropriately kissed her before a campaign event.
“My brain couldn’t process what was happening. I was embarrassed. I was shocked. I was confused,” and “I wanted nothing more than to get Biden away from me.” Biden’s spokesperson Bill Russo said on Friday that Biden was “pleased” to support Flores’s candidacy, but does not recall the incident. He added that Biden “believes that Ms Flores has every right to share her own recollections and reflections, and that it is a change for better in our society that she has the opportunity to do so.”He has had a reputation for awkwardly touching the wives, mothers or daughters of senators during swearing-in ceremonies, and he came under criticism for massaging the shoulders of new defence secretary Ash Carter’s wife in 2015.
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