“Social norms began to change — they’ve shifted, and the boundaries of protecting personal space have been reset — and I get it, I get it. I hear what they’re saying. I understand it. And I’ll be much more mindful,' the former vice president said.
"I get it. I hear what they’re saying. I understand it. And I will be much more mindful," the former vice president says.
“I get it, I get it. I hear what they’re saying. I understand it. And I will be much more mindful. That’s my responsibility,” he said.Biden has been expected to launch his White House bid in the coming weeks. But meetings with his political inner circle this week that were intended to finalize a campaign plan have instead become consumed by responding to the debate over unwanted physical contact first raised last week by Lucy Flores, a former Nevada lieutenant governor candidate.
But in what appeared to be a loosely scripted monologue Biden alternately explained his conduct, defended his character and tried to square his famously personal style with the #MeToo era. He also alluded to the personal losses he’s experienced in the public eye and the work he’s done to promote women and address sexual assault, saying it was unthinkable he couldn’t adapt.
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