Democrats say Biden interview won't make Reade story go away
By Amie Parnes - 05/01/20 04:24 PM EDT
Democrats say former Vice President Joe Biden’s denial in an MSNBC interview Friday of sexual assault allegations brought by a former aide are unlikely to satisfy his critics.
They said it was smart for the presumptive Democratic nominee to publicly deny the allegations to put aside any suggestion he was personally ducking the issue, but predicted the controversy will be used by President Trump, whose campaign on Friday launched an ad raising the topic.
“The reality is this story is not going to go away,†said one Democratic strategist. “Every subsequent major interview is going to push him on this issue again and again and again.â€
Biden in the interview with “Morning Joe†co-host Mika Brzezinski said the allegations were “not true.â€
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