Joe Biden ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if more women came forward

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday tried to walk back jokes he made about consent after his first public appearance since eight women accused him of touching them without their permission.

“It wasn’t my intent to make light of anyone’s discomfort. I realize my responsibility is to not invade the space of anyone who is uncomfortable in that regard. And I hope it wasn’t taken that way,” Biden, 76, told reporters after his address at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Construction and Maintenance Conference at the Washington Hilton in D.C.