May 1, 2020: Tara Reade Accuses Joe Biden

 

May 1, 2020: The coronavirus death toll on the first morning in May stood at 63,019 Americans. 

According to Press Secretary McEnany, this was a success story because none of those many thousands died “for lack of a ventilator.” No doubt that made grieving family and friends feel better.

Ms. Reade.

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“You can use these words: manipulative, deceitful, user.” 

Kelly Klett, who rented a room to Tara Reade

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IN OTHER NEWS, President Trump is still giddy over reports that Tara Reade, a former staffer for then-Sen. Joe Biden, has accused him of sexual assault. The right-wing world is almost as happy as they were when they were claiming that Seth Rich had been murdered by the Hillary Clinton campaign. 

Like that Seth Rich story, which never held up, Tara Reade’s story immediately starts coming apart. 

PBS interviewed 74 staffers who had worked with Mr. Biden, including 62 women. Not one had ever experienced “sexual harassment, assault or misconduct” while working for him. None had heard rumors of sexual misconduct either.

 

Politico set out to track down people who knew Reade and try to ascertain the truth. A pattern quickly emerged. Reade would tell people she met sad stories about being down on her luck. She would borrow money and never pay back. Skipping out on rent was another tool in her box. 

“You can use these words: manipulative, deceitful, user,” Kelly Klett, an attorney who rented Reade a room in her home in 2018, told Politico. “Looking back at it all now, that is exactly how I view her and how I feel about her.” 

“She has a problem,” Lynn Hummer agreed. Hummer owns a horse sanctuary where Reade volunteered for two years, beginning in 2014. She described Reade as “very clever, manipulative. ... I do think she’s a liar.” 

Austin Chung also bought Reade’s sad stories – rented her a place – even fixed it up extra nice, because he felt sorry for her. In the end, he says, she left behind unpaid bills, and he lost thousands of dollars.

 

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JOE BIDEN eventually responds. He says if some of his supporters believe his accuser, they should “vote their hearts.” 

“I wouldn’t vote for me if I believed Tara Reade,” he adds. He does not hint that she was never attractive enough to assault, as Donald Trump has done when facing similar accusations.