AOC: Sexual Assault Allegation Against Biden ‘Legitimate To Talk About’

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, speaking with an online networking group for women, addressed a sexual assault allegation levied against Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden.

The New York Representative, unlike other leftists, is not ready to sweep the allegations under the rug, declaring that doing so is “a form of gaslighting.”

Tara Reade, a former staff assistant to then-Senator Joe Biden, claims she was sexually assaulted by him  in 1993.

Reade filed a criminal complaint with the sexual assault unit of the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department, this past Thursday.

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Creepy To Women

To her credit, unlike the vast majority of her colleagues, AOC is saying “it’s legitimate to talk about” the allegations against Biden.

One questioner during the event said she “really resent[s] the fact that the other choice [Biden] is someone who has a really long history of being creepy to women.”

“What you’re voicing is so legitimate and real,” Ocasio-Cortez responded. “That’s why I find this kind of silencing of all dissent to be a form of gaslighting.”

“I think it’s legitimate to talk about these things,” she continued. “And if we want, if we again want to have integrity, you can’t say, you know — both believe women, support all of this, until it inconveniences you, until it inconveniences us.”

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Media is Running Cover

AOC’s legitimizing of Reade’s claims runs contrary to the media narrative that all allegations against Republicans or conservatives are fair game, but those against Democrats should be silenced.

The New York Times, for example, waited quite some time to report on Reade’s story. When they eventually did, they claimed there was “no pattern of sexual misconduct by Biden, beyond hugs, kisses and touching that women previously said made them uncomfortable.”

And even then, when the Biden campaign complained about the report, the Times happily eliminated the second half of that sentence.

Believe Some Women

Whether the Times wants to admit it or not, Biden does have a history of conduct that has made numerous women uncomfortable.

Several have accused him of either inappropriate or unwanted touching.

Evidence through imagery has abounded for some time, but the actual allegations began with former Nevada Assemblywoman Lucy Flores, who alleged Biden inappropriately kissed her and smelled her hair.

Failing to discuss these allegations is the “exact opposite of integrity” AOC said, warning that it is “not okay” to prioritize beating Trump over “very legitimate thing[s].”

In a telephone interview with the New York Times a few days ago, Ocasio-Cortez said she would support Biden, but vowed the process in getting there would “be uncomfortable for everyone involved.”

She’s keeping her word.

Rusty Weiss has been covering politics for over 15 years. His writings have appeared in the Daily Caller, Fox... More about Rusty Weiss

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