Former Vice President Joe Biden kicked off his speech before an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers conference on Friday in Washington, D.C., with a joke about the recent controversy over whether he touched women inappropriately in the past. “I just want you to know, I had permission to hug Lonnie,” Biden told the crowd after embracing the organization’s president, Lonnie Stephenson, who introduced him. Anyway,” he continued, launching into his speech about the dignity of blue-collar work. Later, after having invited a group of kids up to the stage, Biden shook their hands and put his arm around one boy’s shoulders before recycling the joke. ASSOCIATED PRESS Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers construction and maintenance conference in Washington, Friday, April 5, 2019.

Source: Huffington Post April 05, 2019 15:59 UTC