Mika Brzezinski praised for questioning of Biden on sexual assault allegation

MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski was lauded on social media for her questioning of former Vice President Joe Biden about an allegation that he sexually assaulted a Senate aide in 1993.

Brzezinski questioned Biden for approximately 18 minutes on Friday, asking the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee if he assaulted former staffer Tara Reade, if he would give permission to the University of Delaware to release relevant records, and if he was guilty of hypocrisy given his statements during Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings.

“Did you sexually assault Tara Reade?” Brzezinski began the interview. “You were unequivocal, Mr. Vice President, back in 2018 during the Kavanaugh controversy and hearings. You said that women should be believed,” Brzezinski later pointed out, referencing Biden’s comments that allegations of sexual assault should be presumed as true. “To use your words, should we not start off with the presumption that the essence of what she’s talking about is real? She says you sexually assaulted her.”

Brzezinski also described Reade’s allegation, which is that Biden ran his hand underneath her skirt and penetrated her with his fingers at the time. Biden denied the claim.

Brzezinski received plaudits from media critics and political figures across the ideological spectrum, including Jennifer Palmieri, a former Hillary Clinton aide.