News Opinons Politics

Pelosi Snaps at Reporter Over Double Standard Question: ‘Joe Biden Is Joe Biden’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dismissed a question about the sexual assault allegation against former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday, stating in part, “Joe Biden is Joe Biden.”

The California Democrat was fielding questions from reporters when she was asked if Democrats are applying a different standard to the sexual assault allegation against Biden than they did to the accusations against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.

“How do Democrats square with the idea that they’re essentially, they’re standing by Biden but they’re using a comparatively different standard [than they did] with Kavanaugh?” Washington Examiner reporter Kerry Picket asked.


“I respect your question and I don’t need a lecture or a speech,” Pelosi snapped.

“Here’s the thing: I have complete respect for the whole MeToo movement, I have four daughters and one son, and there’s a lot of excitement around the idea that women will be heard,” she continued.


Swalwell Short-Circuits When Asked if Biological Men Should Stay Out of Women’s Bathrooms
The Response Was Telling: Scott Jennings Presses Democrat to Name Illegal Order Trump Issued
NYT Says Illegal ‘Borrowed’ Identities from American Citizens to Commit Fraud, Fails to Report Exactly How Stolen IDs Can Be Returned
Male ‘Trans’ TSA Agent Wants to Pat Down Women So Bad He’s Filing a Lawsuit Over it
Massachusetts man accused of beating parents and setting home on fire, leaving them to die
Schumer accuses Trump of pushing US toward ‘foreign war’ with Venezuela
Mass shooting at Stockton, California, banquet hall leaves 4 dead, 10 wounded
Rep Troy Nehls, a Trump ally, will not seek re-election as twin brother announces campaign to replace him
Trump highlights federal law granting presidential power to halt immigration as crackdown escalates
Rioters arrested after attacking ICE vehicles in New York City; officials say group organized on social media
Christian Persecution Is on the Rise and the Media Is Downplaying It
Parolee with lengthy criminal history identified in deadly crash that killed Colorado father, 3 children
West Virginians Gather to Honor National Guard Slain By Afghan Refugee
Chicago Police Department Hit with Civil Rights Complaint for Race-Based Hiring Practices Meant to Address ‘Systemic Inequities’
Only 1 Day Before DC Shooting, Another Biden-Era Afghan National Arrested on Terrorism Charges

See also  DOGE closes eight months early, but principles remain ‘alive and well’

“There’s also due process, and the fact that Joe Biden is Joe Biden.”

“I believe that he will be a great president of the United States. He is the personification of hope and optimism and authenticity, for our country, a person of great values.

“So I want to remove all doubt in anyone’s mind. I have great comfort level with the situation as I see it, with all the respect in the world for any woman who comes forward, with all the highest regard for Joe Biden, and that’s what I have to say about that,” Pelosi concluded.

Pelosi answered a question about the sexual assault allegation against Biden earlier Thursday from CNN’s Alisyn Camerota.


Swalwell Short-Circuits When Asked if Biological Men Should Stay Out of Women’s Bathrooms
The Response Was Telling: Scott Jennings Presses Democrat to Name Illegal Order Trump Issued
NYT Says Illegal ‘Borrowed’ Identities from American Citizens to Commit Fraud, Fails to Report Exactly How Stolen IDs Can Be Returned
Male ‘Trans’ TSA Agent Wants to Pat Down Women So Bad He’s Filing a Lawsuit Over it
Massachusetts man accused of beating parents and setting home on fire, leaving them to die
Schumer accuses Trump of pushing US toward ‘foreign war’ with Venezuela
Mass shooting at Stockton, California, banquet hall leaves 4 dead, 10 wounded
Rep Troy Nehls, a Trump ally, will not seek re-election as twin brother announces campaign to replace him
Trump highlights federal law granting presidential power to halt immigration as crackdown escalates
Rioters arrested after attacking ICE vehicles in New York City; officials say group organized on social media
Christian Persecution Is on the Rise and the Media Is Downplaying It
Parolee with lengthy criminal history identified in deadly crash that killed Colorado father, 3 children
West Virginians Gather to Honor National Guard Slain By Afghan Refugee
Chicago Police Department Hit with Civil Rights Complaint for Race-Based Hiring Practices Meant to Address ‘Systemic Inequities’
Only 1 Day Before DC Shooting, Another Biden-Era Afghan National Arrested on Terrorism Charges

See also  Where illegal immigrants find work in the US

“Do you think that it is time for Vice President Biden to address this head-on himself?” Camerota asked.

“Well, I have great sympathy for any women who bring forth an allegation,” Pelosi said.

“I’m a big, strong supporter of the MeToo movement. I think it has been a great, made a great contribution to our country.

“And I do support Joe Biden. I’m satisfied with how he has responded,” she said.

After being pressed, Pelosi added she is “impressed with the people who worked for him at the time saying they absolutely never heard one iota of information about [the allegation].

“Nobody ever brought forth a claim or had anybody else tell them about such a claim,” Pelosi said.

“But, again, we have an important election at hand, one that is, I think, one of the most important ones that we’ve had.”


Swalwell Short-Circuits When Asked if Biological Men Should Stay Out of Women’s Bathrooms
The Response Was Telling: Scott Jennings Presses Democrat to Name Illegal Order Trump Issued
NYT Says Illegal ‘Borrowed’ Identities from American Citizens to Commit Fraud, Fails to Report Exactly How Stolen IDs Can Be Returned
Male ‘Trans’ TSA Agent Wants to Pat Down Women So Bad He’s Filing a Lawsuit Over it
Massachusetts man accused of beating parents and setting home on fire, leaving them to die
Schumer accuses Trump of pushing US toward ‘foreign war’ with Venezuela
Mass shooting at Stockton, California, banquet hall leaves 4 dead, 10 wounded
Rep Troy Nehls, a Trump ally, will not seek re-election as twin brother announces campaign to replace him
Trump highlights federal law granting presidential power to halt immigration as crackdown escalates
Rioters arrested after attacking ICE vehicles in New York City; officials say group organized on social media
Christian Persecution Is on the Rise and the Media Is Downplaying It
Parolee with lengthy criminal history identified in deadly crash that killed Colorado father, 3 children
West Virginians Gather to Honor National Guard Slain By Afghan Refugee
Chicago Police Department Hit with Civil Rights Complaint for Race-Based Hiring Practices Meant to Address ‘Systemic Inequities’
Only 1 Day Before DC Shooting, Another Biden-Era Afghan National Arrested on Terrorism Charges

Pelosi formally endorsed Biden on Monday, despite the fact the the presumptive Democratic nominee is facing an increasingly credible accusation of sexual assault from Reade.

See also  Transgender inmates separated from females at special needs women’s prison following sexual abuse claims

Questions about Reade’s allegation have become problematic for high-profile Democrats, who largely dug in against Kavanaugh in 2018.

Reade, who worked for Biden from late 1992 until August 1993, has accused the then-senator from Delaware of kissing, groping and digitally penetrating her during an unwanted sexual advance.

Biden’s campaign has denied the allegation.

Last month, Biden’s deputy campaign manager and communications director Kate Bedingfield told Fox News, “Women have a right to tell their story, and reporters have an obligation to rigorously vet those claims.”

Story cited here.

Share this article:
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter