WASHINGTON: Democratic 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden faced awkward questions on Friday over his treatment of women in an emotional first television appearance of his US presidential campaign that saw him shed tears over his son's death.
Aside from pushing back against Trump -"if he looks young and vibrant compared to me, I should probably go home," Biden said - he spent the first half of an hour-long appearance on ABC's"The View" on the defensive. Multiple women have accused Biden this year of touching them inappropriately in the past, and while they have not said the elder statesman sexually harassed them, his tactile style and invasion of personal space has come under increasing scrutiny in the #MeToo era."I invaded your space. I'm sorry this happened," Biden said."I'm not sorry in the sense that I think I did anything that was intentionally designed to do anything wrong or be inappropriate.
He said he recently called Hill to express regret over his handling of the hearings, but when asked by The View's hosts to apologise directly to her, he stopped short.