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Trump taunts Biden amid misconduct allegations: 'You having a good time, Joe?' | TheHill

posted onApril 3, 2019
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Article snippet: MORE after two women came forward in recent days to detail interactions with the former vice president they said involved inappropriate or unwanted touching. Trump, speaking at a National Republican Congressional Committee dinner, sought advice from the crowd of GOP lawmakers and conservatives about his 2020 campaign slogan as he prepared to face a Democratic challenge. "We’re going into the war with some socialists," Trump said of the field of prospective Democratic candidates. "And it looks like the only non sort of heavy socialist, he’s being taken care of pretty well by the socialists. "They got to him," he added with a chuckle, referencing Biden. "I was going to call him," he continued. "I don't know him well. I was going to say, 'Welcome to the world, Joe. You having a good time, Joe? Are you having a good time?'" Biden, who is widely expected to announce a 2020 presidential bid, has been at the center of controversy in recent days after two women accused the former vice president of touching them inappropriately. Neither woman has said there was anything sexual about the contact. Biden has said he did not intend to make the women feel uncomfortable, and multiple women have defended the former vice president. As Trump spoke, The New York Times published accounts from two more women who said the former vice president behaved in a way that made them uncomfortable. Trump, who has been accused by several women of sexual misconduct, had not addressed the allegat... Link to the full article to read more

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