It was obvious for a long time that the #MeToo movement had been hijacked for political purposes, but Tara Reade’s sexual misconduct claims against Joe Biden have really exposed the sham.

For the first time, Biden publicly addressed on Friday Reade’s accusation that in 1993, while working for Biden’s Senate office, he pressed her against a wall, put his hand up her skirt, and penetrated her with his fingers against her will.