President Trump called on Joe Biden to address the accusations of sexual assault made by Tara Reade.
“I don’t think that [the campaign] are going after him hard with regard to Tara Reade. I don’t know anything about it. I don’t know exactly,” Trump said during a press conference on Thursday. “I think that he should respond, you know. It could be false accusations. I know all about false accusations. I have been falsely charged numerous times.”
Trump compared Biden’s treatment to that of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he faced accusations of sexual assault from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and others during his nomination in 2018.
“If you look at Brett Kavanaugh, there is an outstanding man. He was falsely charged. What happened with him was an absolute disgrace to our country. And I guess three of the four women have now admitted that. And of the fourth, give me a break. I mean, take a look. Thirty-six years. Look, this is a fine man. I saw a man suffering so unfairly, I am talking about Brett Kavanaugh,” Trump said.
He added, “But I don’t know, I can’t speak for Biden. I only think that he should respond and answer them.”
Reade accused Biden of sexually assaulting her when she was a member of his Senate staff in 1993. Biden is going to address the allegations for the first time on Morning Joe on Friday.
