Former Rep. Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous, dumb and weak’ Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House MORE (D-Texas) responded Wednesday to allegations that former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE has touched several women inappropriately, saying that “we need to listen to those who are raising their stories.”
“I think we need to listen to those who are raising their stories, who have the courage to come forward to share their experience,” he told reporters in New York.
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O’Rourke, who is running for president in 2020, added that those women should “be part of the conversation” about Biden’s candidacy but added that whether Biden runs for office again is up to him.
“I think ultimately that’s going to be a decision for him to make,” O’Rourke said.
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Beto O’Rourke on former VP Biden allegations: “I think we need to listen to those who are raising their stories, who have the courage to come forward … to be part of the conversation about either his candidacy or how he fares as a contender for the nomination.” pic.twitter.com/jrsQXcYlBH
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Biden, who is considering running for president in 2020, has faced several allegations in recent days from women who say he touched them in ways that made them feel uncomfortable.
Former Nevada state lawmaker Lucy Flores (D) made the first accusation last week in an essay in New York magazine’s The Cut, writing that Biden inappropriately touched and kissed her at a campaign event in 2014. Since then, three additional women — Amy Lappos, Caitlyn Caruso and D. J. Hill — have also accused Biden of inappropriately touching them.
In response to Flores’s allegation, Biden said in a statement Sunday that he has “offered countless handshakes, hugs, expressions of affection, support and comfort.”
“And not once — never — did I believe I acted inappropriately,” Biden added. “If it is suggested I did so, I will listen respectfully.”