Pelosi to Biden: Pretend everyone has a cold

Published April 3, 2019 1:42am ET



House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that former Vice President Joe Biden’s allegedly handsy behavior didn’t disqualify him from running for president, but she did offer advice about how to interact with people.

“I’m a member of the straight arm club … just pretend you have a cold and I have a cold,” Pelosi told Politico on Tuesday. “He’s an affectionate person, to children, to senior citizens, to everyone, but that’s just not the way.”

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