Former Vice President Joe Biden finally admitted that it was my responsibility that law professor Anita Hill "be treated poorly" at a 1991 Senate hearing on her allegations of sexual harassment against Clarence Thomas, currently a Supreme Court justice.
"I was chair of the committee. I believed it from the beginning. But I was president. She did not have a fair hearing. She was not treated well. It's my responsibility, "Biden, the most recent Democratic presidential candidate for 2020, said in an interview with" Good Morning America "on ABC, which was recorded on Monday and aired on Tuesday. assumes that she has not been well treated, I take responsibility for that. "
In her role as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden did not allow several women to testify that could have corroborated Hill's claims. In the years that followed – especially after the insertion of the Me Too movement – he had repeatedly failed to assume personal responsibility for the ill-treatment suffered by Hill, and his many apologetic apologetic attempts prompted Hill's critics. -even.
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Washington DC. 6-9-1987 Senator Joe Biden (DE, DE) Announces his candidacy for the presidency. Credit: Mark Reinstein (Photo by Mark Reinstein / Corbis via Getty Images)
Meaning. Joe Biden, D-Del., And Strom Thurmond, R-S. September 9, 1990 (Photo by Maureen Keating / Roll-call via Getty Images)
Democratic politician, Joseph R. Biden Jr, US Senator of Delaware, circa 1980. He became Vice President of the United States in 2009, under the presidency of Barack Obama. (Photo by Nancy Shia / Photo Archive / Getty Images)
American politician and senator (and future vice president of the United States), Joe Biden, smiles in the segment "Bicentennial Minutes", a series of nocturnal shorts commemorating the bicentennial of the American Revolution and broadcast from August 12, 1974 to 1974-1976. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, US Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) is briefing journalists before January 15, the day on which Day 2 of US President Bill Clinton's US Senate impeachment trial begins in Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Prosecutors will summarize their arguments against the president on January 15. (PHOTO ELECTRONIQUE) AFP PHOTO / Luke FRAZZA (The photo credit should correspond to LUKE FRAZZA / AFP / Getty Images)
392389 02: US President George W. Bush meets with members of the Senate and foreign policy officials in the White House cabinet room on July 25, 2001 in Washington, DC. Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) sits next to the president. (Photo by Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
UNITED STATES – MARCH 08: Joe Biden at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Douglas Graham / Appel / Getty Images)
USA – MAY 12: Senator Joe Biden (D-DE), Democratic Vice-President of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, raises his hands during a debate on the appointment of John Bolton to the post of United Nations Ambassador to the United Nations on May 12, 2005 in Washington DC (photo by Joe Marquette / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON – JULY 12: US Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) speaks at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "North American Border Cooperation" at the border at Capitol Hill , July 12, 2005, in Washington, DC. The committee discussed border security and how to work together to secure borders with Mexico and Canada. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO – Episode 3331 – Pictured: Senator Joe Biden during an interview with host Jay Leno on March 22, 2007 (photo by Paul Drinkwater / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
ORANGEBURG, SC – APRIL 26: (LR) US Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson greet the crowd before the start of the first debate of the 2008 presidential campaign on April 26 2007, in the state of South Carolina. University of Orangeburg, South Carolina. The debate, featuring eight Democratic presidential candidates, comes 263 days before the first round of voting in the Iowa caucus next January. (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 23: US Vice President Joe Biden (C) talks with mayors across the country, including Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, in White's Roosevelt Hall on January 23 2014 in Washington. The US Mayors Conference holds its annual conference in Washington this week. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
On August 4, 2014, US Vice President Joe Biden will speak at the Civil Society Forum on the sidelines of the African-American leaders summit in Washington, DC. Washington intends to make US companies aware of the opportunities that Africa faces for leaders this week, as China and Europe fly to the fastest-growing continent in the world. No less than four dozen African leaders, and hundreds of businessmen with them, will look for their part to see if American investors and traders can go beyond the old stereotypes of a bogged down continent. in conflict and corruption and recognize its enormous potential. AFP PHOTO / Jewel Samad (Photo credit must match JEWEL SAMAD / AFP / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 18: US Vice President Joe Biden (right) swears in with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro (left) in front of his wife Erica and his daughter Carina during the ceremony. a swearing-in ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office building in August 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, was officially sworn in on July 28. (Photo by Win McNamee / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 30: (AFP OUT) US President Barack Obama (c), Robert McDonald (right) and Vice President Joe Biden return to the White House by LaFayette Park after President Obama announced his intention to appoint Robert McDonald to lead the group. the Department of Veterans Affairs on June 30, 2014 in Washington, DC. McDonald served as CEO of Procter & Gamble and will replace Eric Shinseki who resigned after allegations of delayed care were revealed. (Photo by Dennis Brack-Pool / Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama met with US Vice President Joe Biden after the latter presented him at a HR signing ceremony. 803, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, July 22, 2014 in the auditorium of the South Court Building Eisenhower Building, next to the White House in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN (The photo credit should correspond to MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama will speak on immigration reform alongside US Vice President Joe Biden (right) in the White House Rose Garden on June 30, 2014 in Washington. , DC. AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN (The photo credit should correspond to MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images)
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – MAY 28: Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, takes a selfie after the opening ceremony of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Spring on May 28, 2014. Mr. Biden spoke during the ceremony. (Photo by RJ Sangosti / The Denver Post via Getty Images)
On May 22, 2014, US Vice President Joe Biden made gestures while speaking in front of Ledra Palace in the UN-monitored buffer zone in Nicosia. Biden met with Cypriot leaders on Thursday to spark talks on the end of the 40-year division and seek support for the threat of sanctions. Russia despite the economic cost. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS (The photo credit should read: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / Getty Images)
On May 21, 2014, US Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech to students and officials of the Cotroceni Palace, seat of the Romanian presidency in Bucharest. Tougher sanctions must be imposed on Russia if it undermines the crucial presidential elections that will take place in Ukraine on May 25, 2014, United States. Vice President Joe Biden said in Bucharest. AFP PHOTO DANIEL MIHAILESCU (The photo credit should correspond to DANIEL MIHAILESCU / AFP / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 29: Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, speaks at an event on protecting students from sexual assault at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 29 2014 in Washington, DC. During the event, Biden announced the release of the first report of the White House task force on protecting students from sexual assault. (Photo by Win McNamee / Getty Images)
US Vice President Joe Biden (left) and outgoing Secretary of Health and Social Services Kathleen Sebelius applaud when President Barack Obama names Sylvia Mathews Burwell (right), his current budget director, to replace Sebelius at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on April 11, 2014. Sebelius resigned, paying the price for the chaotic deployment of the US President's Health Care Act. AFP PHOTO / Nicholas KAMM (The photo credit should correspond to NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP / Getty Images)
On 19 March 2014, US Vice President Joe Biden signals when he arrives for a meeting with the Lithuanian President in Vilnius. Today Biden meets Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite and the Latvian leader on a tour to reassure NATO allies during the crisis in Ukraine. AFP PHOTO / PETRAS MALUKAS (The photo credit should correspond to PETRAS MALUKAS / AFP / Getty Images)
On March 18, 2013, US Vice President Joe Biden listens to the Polish Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland. Biden arrived in Poland for talks with regional allies as Russia tightened its grip on the separatist region of Crimea in Ukraine. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should match JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP / Getty Images)
US Vice President Joe Biden arrives on March 14, 2014 in Washington for a St. Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House. AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN (The photo credit should correspond to MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images)
On March 10, 2014, US Vice President Joe Biden at a press conference with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera (unframed) at the Presidential Palace La Moneda in Santiago de Chile. AFP PHOTO / CLAUDIO REYES (Credit photo to read: Claudio Reyes / AFP / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 27: US Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the National Democratic Committee Winter Meeting at the Capitol Hilton on February 27, 2014 in Washington, DC. Biden went to the Association of Democratic Presidents of State. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
POINT OF VIEW – Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States, was the special guest, live, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 25 (11: 00-12: 00, ET). The Vice-President discussed the Affordable Care Act and the importance of taking out health insurance on the market before the March 31st deadline. Vice President Biden met Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy, hosts of the show The View, as part of the ongoing Red, White & View campaign focused on guests and political discussions . "The View" is broadcast Monday to Friday (11 am-12 noon ET) on the ABC television network.
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US Vice President Joe Biden, left, watches President Barack Obama speak at the White House in Washington, DC, United States on Friday, January 31, 2014. Obama is meeting with Chiefs today of the management of companies of Bank of America Corp. to EBay Inc. who are committed to giving the long-term unemployed a better chance of recruitment. Photographer: Joshua Roberts / Bloomberg via Getty Images *** Barack Obama; Joe Biden
Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, hailed before the President of the United States, Barack Obama, delivers the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, the 28 January 2014, at the United States Capitol in Washington. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (The photo credit should match SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty Images)
CAMBRIDGE, MA – MAY 24: Former Vice President Joseph Biden speaks at the Harvard College 2017 class exercise held at Harvard University on May 24, 2017 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Biden implored the graduates to implicate and paraphrase Plato by saying, "The trouble you pay for not being involved is that you are ruled by those who are worse than you." (Photo by Paul Marotta / Getty Images)
CAMBRIDGE, MA – MAY 24: Former Vice President Joe Biden jokes, "Interrupting the Internet" by putting on a pair of sunglasses during daily drills at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 24, 2017 (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Former US Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Michael Milken, President of the Milken Institute, arrive on stage at the Milken Institute's Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, USA on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 The conference is a unique setting. bringing together people who have the capital, power and influence to move the world forward, meet people whose expertise and creativity reinvent industry, philanthropy and the media. Photographer: David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 26: Former vice president, Joe Biden and Mark Ein are seen in the match between the Washington Wizards and the Atlanta Hawks in the fifth game of the quarterfinals of the conference. Is the 2017 NBA series, April 26, 2017 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: The user acknowledges and expressly agrees that by downloading and / or using this photograph, the user consents to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Scott Cunningham / NBAE via Getty Images)
Joe Biden, former vice president of the United States, visits the Museum of the American Revolution on April 19, 2017, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the day of its opening. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 12: (AFP OUT) US President Barack Obama (D) hands the Freedom Medal to Vice President Joe Biden at an event in the White House's dining room on 12 January 2017 in Washington. . (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool / Getty Images)
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Biden had often made her previous comments to the passive voice, for example: "I'm sorry that she was treated as she was." Hill said the explanations avoided "her role in what "It has passed." She reiterated her criticism in a New York Times interview published Thursday, the day of her 2020 campaign announcement.
"I can not be satisfied by just saying that I'm sorry for what happened to you," said Hill. "I will be satisfied when I know that there is a real change, a real responsibility and a real goal."
The next day, Biden came back on the subject with a language similar to the one he had used in the past.
"I'm sorry, she was treated as she was treated," Biden said in "The View". "I would have liked to find a better way to get things done, I did everything to do what I thought was right."
The View co-host, Joy Behar, emphasized what Biden could have said.
"I think what she wants is that you say," I'm sorry for the way I treated you, "not for the way you were treated," said Behar at Biden. "I think it could be closer."
"I am sorry [for] the way she was treated, "replied Biden. "I do not think I treated him badly."
Hill did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding Biden's latest apology.
Biden, in the interview with "Good Morning America", continued to defend her record in promoting women's rights. When asked if he would choose a vice-presidential candidate, which several male candidates in 2020 pledged to do, Mr. Biden responded that the question was "presumptuous".
"It would be a government that would represent everyone," he said. "Who would it be if I had a chance to win, I did not make that decision."
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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