Joe Biden is defended against the charges of abuse against him

The former vice president of the United States Joe Biden He reiterated that he had never abused a woman after reporting an alleged improper kiss to a former US lawmaker.

At 76, Biden is clearly the favorite to win the Democratic Party nomination to face Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, even though he has not yet confirmed his candidacy.

But many of his rivals have echoed the accusations of a former state legislator who allegedly claimed to have been "mortified" when Biden planted a "big slow kiss" behind the head when I was going to attend a rally in Nevada five years ago.

The New York Post on Saturday released a photo gallery of Biden's "most moving moments" hug and kiss women at public events for years.

Your accuser Lucy FloresThe 39-year-old said in a new television interview that Biden's behavior meant that he should not run for president soon after the politician issued a statement for the purpose of calm the storm.

"During many years of campaigning and public life, I have inflicted countless handshakes, cuddles, expressions of affection, support and consolation," he said. .

"Not once, ever, I thought I was acting inappropriately," he said in a statement released by his Twitter spokesman over the weekend. "It is suggested that this is the case, I will listen with respect, but it was never my intention".

"I may not remember those moments in the same way and I may be surprised at what I heard," he said. But, according to him, times have changed and "women have the feeling of power and must tell their stories, and men must listen to them".