A woman who last year accused Joe Biden of inappropriate touching now says she backs the presumptive Democratic Party's presidential nominee, reports Hearst Connecticut Media.
"I want to make sure that the message I tried to send last year about bodily autonomy and survivorship — I wanted to make sure that that story is preserved," Amy Lappos said. "And I don't want to be weaponized. I support Joe Biden right now."
Lappos in April 2019 told the Hartford Courant that Biden acted inappropriately in his first year as vice president when he rubbed noses with her during a 2009 political fundraiser in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Despite the allegations, Lappos said she plans to vote for Biden.
"Did I want to end up with Joe Biden, two white males in the election? Not really. I don't see it being so progressive," said Lappos. "However, Joe Biden is the obvious choice to beat [President Donald] Trump right now and therefore, I support him."
Lappos also said she believes something did happen to former Senate staffer Tara Reade but has some skepticism about the exact details.
Reade said in 1993 Biden pushed her up against a wall in a semi-private hallway and sexually assaulted her.
"I believe and support Tara Reade. I give her the benefit of doubt," said Lappos. "I will not participate in any of the bashing of her because I do believe that she speaks from a place of trauma."
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