Sen.Chris Coons Talks about Pic of his Daughter with Biden

[JI7]

<Sen. Chris Coons addressed a 2015 photo this weekend that captured a moment between his daughter and Joe Biden that critics have used as evidence of the former vice president's alleged inappropriate behavior.

In 2015, when Coons was being sworn in as a U.S. senator, a photo captured Biden leaning into Coons' teenage daughter, whispering in her ear and then kissing her on the head. To many, Coons' daughter seemed to be uncomfortable in the moment.

But Coons told The Washington Post this weekend that his daughter "did not think of it as anything."

Coons, who has previously addressed the photo, told The Washington Post on Saturday that, in that moment, Biden was praising his daughter and telling her he could connect her with his daughter Ashley so they could talk about the challenges of having a parent in politics.

The senator added that his children view Biden to be a grandfather figure. The former vice president has been supportive of Coons' political career, campaigning for him in each of his races.

Coons' wife, Annie, is a close friend of Hallie Biden, the widow of Beau Biden.

“All three of my kids have known Joe their whole lives," Coons told The Post. >


https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/04/01/coons-addresses-photo-biden-daughter-during-2015-swearing/3333267002/

[highplainsdem]

1. K&R. Thanks for posting this!

[hlthe2b]

2. May those who are spreading these photos to claim they are something they were not...

be fully exposed for what THEY truly are. Instant karma!

[IndyOp]

3. Thank you Senator Coons! (nt)

[roody]

4. Her face tells the truth.

[George II]

5. Are you agreeing or disagreeing with Coons?

[True Blue American]

28. Disagreeing.

[40RatRod]

6. ???

????

[treestar]

7. Any teen would look like that

Don't be ridiculous.

[Honeycombe8]

9. She has commented on it, that she was nervous about something else....

and he was assuring her. She has said her facial expression is for the event, the situation, and not because of Biden.

A little information helps posters not embarrass themselves with incorrect assumptions.

[melman]

36. Link?

[Honeycombe8]

39. It was her father.

Presumably he has her permission to speak on the matter. If he didn't, he'd risk her saying he's wrong. If she's not in the public eye, she may not wish to become a national focus. She and her siblings knew Biden all their lives; he was a grandfatherly presence.

There are 2 photos. They are similar, and in both the woman has an odd expression. In neither does the woman have an issue with Biden's attempt at comforting or whatever.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=49621

All this is so transparent. An attempt at Frankening him. But we are not gullible politicians with agendas of our own. We see what's going on here.

[LongtimeAZDem]

14. She says otherwise, so you're calling her a liar.

[Drunken Irishman]

21. Yes. Believe women ... until they say something I disagree with!

I've seen this now employed on two women by supposed progressives. It's important to believe women but when they spell out a narrative we like, they're either lying, covering things up or misinformed.

[Cha]

24. No, it's not a blanket "believe women"..

it's what they say.

I don't believe all women. And, of course.. why wouldn't someone believe Senator Coons and his daughter? She's known VP Biden all her life.

[True Blue American]

29. I believe some women.

Others not so much. If the girl says she was not, I believe her.

[Cha]

30. Well, yeah.. those not believing Senator Coons

and his daughter clearly have an agenda like Flores does.

[True Blue American]

31. I have an agenda, too.

I want that lying treacherous, ignorant fool out of the WhiteHouse. I also want to send Mitch, Gym Jordan, Mark Meadows, Scalise , McCarthy and the other trash out.

What does that make me? An opinionated, mature woman.

I own that.

[BlueFlorida]

17. Oh the power of unicorns and pixie dust

Some people know what Coons' daughter was thinking just from facial expressions -- even more accurately than her own words.

[Cane4Dems]

22. i love it!

bernie supporters are so desperate. Their divider is going to lose the primaries- they already know it.
My comment will probably get banned because people cannot bear to hear the truth.

[Cha]

23. Sorry, roody.. Senator Coons is telling the

truth.

I know this doesn't fit your scenario.. but too damn bad. Your desperation is showing.

[samnsara]

26. oh good heavens

[melman]

37. It does indeed

v

[freedom2020]

43. well

she doesn't seem to be enjoying that a lot

[Honeycombe8]

8. That makes sense, and she has commented similarly, too.

Things are not always as they seem in a photo or partial video.

[Cha]

25. Hi Honeycombe.. Do have a

link for Senator Coons' daughter's statement on this?

Someone is asking down thread if "the daughter has commented on this.."

Thank You!

[Honeycombe8]

32. It was Stephanie Carter's statement I read, I think. Coons' father made the statement for Coons.

It was something about her being nervous or something, so Biden, a family friend, was comforting her. Something like that. There are TWO photos: one of Stephanie Carter and one of Sen Coon's daughter. MAYBE IT WAS STEPHANIE CARTER'S statement I heard.

I don't have cable, so I listen to podcasts of cable news, so I only HEAR the programs. I can't see them.

I listen to MSNBC mainly, so it would be my guess that's where I heard it.

I found Stephanie Carter's statement:

"The Joe Biden in my picture is a close friend helping someone get through a big day, for which I will always be grateful," Carter wrote.

She wrote that she felt "uncharacteristically nervous" after falling on the ice before her husband's swearing-in ceremony and that Biden was offering support when the photo was taken in 2015.

"After the swearing in, as Ash was giving remarks, he leaned in to tell me 'thank you for letting him do this' and kept his hands on my shoulders as a means of offering his support," Carter wrote.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/joe-bidens-staff-pushes-back-false-interpretation-photos/story?id=62090936

COONS: Her father spoke on her behalf, as I think we've all heard/read:

In the photo, she appeared uncomfortable as Biden whispered in her ear, but Coons told the Post that his children view Biden as a grandfather figure and that Biden was praising his daughter’s composure when the photo was taken.

"She did not think of it as anything," Coons told the newspaper. "All three of my kids have known Joe their whole lives."

(same link)

[Cha]

33. Oh good to know.. Thank You! There seem

to be some worrying that Senator Coons' is not being honest about his daughter and they need to hear straight from her.

[Honeycombe8]

34. Seems like they're grasping at straws.

I don't know who the Coons woman is. But if she is not a public figure, she is probably uncomfortable speaking in public. I doubt her father would presume to speak on her behalf, without her permission, since she could contradict him, if she wanted.

All Coons' children view Biden as a grandfatherly figure and have known him all their lives, he said.

There really is nothing to all these things, and I'm getting tired of people trying to Franken him. It worked that one time against Franken because it was the politicians who fell for it. Not the public. This time, it's the public they're trying to get to Franken him, and we can see what's going on. It's not going to work.

[Cha]

35. Exactly! Senator Coons wouldn't

speak about his daughter without a conversation with her.

That's not how honorable people do it.

[LakeArenal]

10. I would love many icons to kiss me.

Just know the right is freaked at the idea of Joe. Because they know they can’t beat him. All they seem to have are pictures on public kissing.

No context, and no subsequent information on all the things Biden has said and done for women.

[Scurrilous]

11. K&R

[oasis]

12. The source of these attacks on Biden will be the the real story.

Bigtime.

[Texin]

13. "Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor."

Of course, for these faux, i.e., so-called Christians, God wasn't speaking to them.

[Gato malo]

15. Good news for Biden

From the people who are supposed to feel awful about these pictures. They seem not to have a problem with Joe Biden’s behavior.

[BlueFlorida]

16. K&R nt

[IronLionZion]

18. Has anyone asked the daughter how she felt about it?

Because when my parents tell people my feelings on anything, they get it wrong every single time.

[Honeycombe8]

40. Her father did, apparently. The daughter has known Biden her whole life.

He's like a grandfather to all the Coons kids. Coons' wife is bffs with Joe's daughter-in-law. The two families are very close.

Biden's a touchy, feely guy. Always has been. He's just that way. It seems creepy these days, but in the old days, it was considered a friendly thing. Nothing untoward about it.

I suspect he'll reign that in, with the me, too movement upon us.

But there's nothing to see with these gals, as far as I'm concerned. In fact, the fact that he's being targeted by the Sanders camp has made me move Biden up a notch in my short list. Sanders was never in my list at all, or I could move him down.

[Act_of_Reparation]

19. Those defending Biden are satisfied because this is exactly what they wanted to hear.

Those attacking Biden are vindicated because this is exactly what they expected to hear.

Whatever the case may be, let's not talk about whether getting all up in someone's shit is appropriate despite your honorable intentions.

[Cha]

27. No, these are the FACTS.

[Act_of_Reparation]

44. Uh-huh.

Fascinating.

[nolabear]

20. I'm glad people are coming to Joe's defense. Shows how good a man he is.

This crap might backfire big time if people are smart enough to turn it into a reason to bring up how caring he is. He actually thinks about others’ feelings. I don’t see him throwing paper towels in Puerto Rico.

[LiberalFighter]

38. I'm sick of people that equate Biden's response to DT .

[oldsoftie]

41. While we worry about a hug, Va Lt Gov Fairfax is accused of RAPE & its no longer news.

[JI7]

42. those accusing him opposed an investigation

but only wanted to testify in public political hearings run by republicans.

[oldsoftie]

45. Neither of these women are Republicans. Shouldnt their opinions be valid?

An investigation would be out of the public eye. And what would it find? One of the women apparently DID tell people of the incident after it happened. What else is there to find?

[Gothmog]

46. This is a great story

Thanks for posting this