Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE fired back at President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE on Thursday after Trump tweeted a doctored video mocking allegations of unwanted touching against the former vice president.
“I see that you are on the job and presidential, as always,” Biden tweeted.
I see that you are on the job and presidential, as always. https://t.co/j7wh3opXOv
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 4, 2019
His tweet came in response to an edited video shared by Trump that features footage from a statement Biden issued a day earlier in which he addressed the allegations.
The 15-second clip features an image of Biden that has been edited into the footage to appear to grab the former vice president’s shoulders and nestle against the back of his head as he speaks.
“I shake hands, I hug people, I grab men and women by the shoulders and say, ‘you can do this,'” Biden says in the clip. “And whether they’re women, men, young, old, it’s the way I’ve always been. It’s the way I try to show I care about them and I’m listening.”
WELCOME BACK JOE! pic.twitter.com/b2NbBSX3sx
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 4, 2019
In recent days, several women have alleged that Biden, who is widely expected to announce his bid for the White House, touched them in ways that made them uncomfortable.
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Biden on Wednesday posted a video to Twitter in which he said he would be “more mindful” of personal space and pledged to change his behavior, but did not directly apologize to his accusers.
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“Social norms have begun to change, they’ve shifted, and the boundaries of protecting personal space have been reset, and I get it,” he said in the video. “I hear what they’re saying. I understand it. I’ll be much more mindful. That’s my responsibility, and I’ll meet it.”
Asked by reporters Wednesday whether he believed Biden should apologize, Trump said that was up to Biden.
“He’s going to make his own decisions,” Trump said. “He’s very capable of making a decision, I assume.”
“I wish him luck. I do wish him luck,” Trump added.
Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than a dozen women and has denied all allegations against him.
Updated 6:30 p.m.