Two words were missing from Joe Biden's carefully crafted explanation Wednesday: “I’m sorry.”
Aiming to cauterize his political wounds, Joe Biden said in a Twitter video that he’ll be more respectful of people’s personal space in the wake of numerous women accusing him of making them uncomfortable with his physical contact.Story Continued Below
By taking responsibility — and tacitly acknowledging the gravity of the situation with a direct-to-camera video — Biden took a big step toward putting the controversy behind him. Yet by stopping short of offering an apology, he ensured that it would not go away completely. By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
‘I’m glad Vice President Joe Biden acknowledges that he made women feel uncomfortable with his unsolicited gestures of encouragement. Given the work he has done on behalf of women, Vice President Biden should be aware of how important it is to take personal responsibility for inappropriate behavior, and yet he hasn’t apologized to the women he made uncomfortable,” she wrote.
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