Democratic leaders in Congress remain mum on Biden sexual assault allegations despite mounting uproar from progressives | Fox News

Democratic leaders in Congress remain mum on Biden sexual assault allegations despite mounting uproar from progressives | Fox News

Democratic leaders in Congress remain mum on Biden sexual assault allegations despite mounting uproar from progressives
Democratic leaders in Congress continued on Sunday to remain quiet on the sexual assault allegations leveled against their party’s presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden, even as anger over the accusations mounted from the party’s more progressive wing.

Neither House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., nor Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have made any public comment about the allegations by Tara Reade, a staffer for Biden in 1993, that the then-senator from Delaware sexually assaulted her. Pelosi and Schumer’s offices did not return Fox News' request for comment.

There is growing anger from both progressive Democrats and supporters of the #MeToo movement about the lack of response from Democratic leaders toward the allegations. The hashtag #dropoutbiden was trending on Twitter on Sunday – until it was allegedly removed – and many supporters for former Democratic presidential primary hopeful Bernie Sanders are calling on Biden to suspend his campaign for the White House. Click here for more.

Other related developments:
- Potential Biden running mates not asked about allegation
- Accuser Tara Reade 'lost total respect' for CNN's Anderson Cooper for not confronting Biden