Lucy Flores

4 results

Former US vice-president Joe Biden in a still from the video announcing his candidacy for 2020. He leads Bernie Sanders, his nearest rival for the Democratic nomination, with support from 27 per cent of voters compared with 20 per cent for the Vermont senator. Photograph: Reuters
Former vice-president Joe Biden announces White House bid
  • US
  • April 25, 2019

Joe Biden, the former US vice-president, officially launched his campaign for the White House on Thursday, becoming the 20th contender in a record fi(...)

Former US vice-president Joe Biden in stills from a video in which he pledges to be “more mindful about respecting personal space in the future”. Photograph: Joe Biden/Handout via Reuters.
Biden deftly sidesteps potential #MeToo moment

This week the Democratic race to become the party’s nominee in next year’s presidential election took an uncomfortable turn as Joe Biden came face to (...)

Four women have said Joe Biden made them feel uncomfortable when he touched them at political events in past years. File photograph: Yuri Gripas/Reuters
Joe Biden releases video pledging to be ‘more mindful’ of respecting ‘personal space’
  • US
  • April 4, 2019

Former US vice-president Joe Biden has attempted to tamp down a controversy over allegations of unwanted physical contact with women, releasing a vide(...)

Former US vice-president Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention in Pennsylvania in 2016. His aides he will not be dissuaded by the allegations from entering the presidential race. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images
Pelosi offers partial defence of Biden over ‘inappropriate touching’
  • US
  • April 2, 2019

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the US House of Representatives, offered a measured defence of Joe Biden on Tuesday, arguing that the allegati(...)