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Dianne Feinstein, the Democratic senator from California, has defended Joe Biden in the face of a number of allegations of inappropriate conduct, reports the Wall Street Journal’s Natalie Andrews:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein defends Joe Biden, on the allegations he’s facing:
“He’s a warm, tactile person. He reaches out and touches, like this and that — it’s hardly sexy. It’s not his intention and it’s a new thing that people have been affronted by it.”
Feinstein is in the minority here, most other Senate Democrats I’ve heard from today have put some distance between them and him https://t.co/gULYiQUxXk
Sen. Tom Carper defends Joe Biden, doesn’t believe the allegations are disqualifying: “Delaware is a very friendly state. It’s a state where its leaders hug people young and old. We kiss babies. We do it in public.”
Sen. @maziehirono on Joe Biden: “ “The focus isn’t on what his intentions were, it is how his behavior is experienced and one should not invade personal space. He needs to be a lot more aware of that.“
Sen. Gillibrand on Biden: “based on what I read, Lucy Flores felt demeaned. It’s not OK”
More from Lauren Gambino on the We The People forum:
At the first 2020 cattle call for Democratic hopefuls, the candidates went back — sometimes all the way back to 1776.
Hello from the #WeThePeople forum at the Warner Theater in D.C. Throughout the day, we’ll hear from 8 Democratic presidential candidates pic.twitter.com/fUHvxGhyT6
