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{{quotebox|As I was taking deep breaths and preparing myself to make my case to the crowd, I felt two hands on my shoulders. I froze. "Why is the vice-president of the United States touching me?"

{{quotebox|As I was taking deep breaths and preparing myself to make my case to the crowd, I felt two hands on my shoulders. I froze. "Why is the vice-president of the United States touching me?"

I felt him get closer to me from behind. He leaned further in and inhaled my hair. I was mortified. I thought to myself, “I didn’t wash my hair today and the vice-president of the United States is smelling it. And also, what in the actual fuck? Why is the vice-president of the United States smelling my hair?” He proceeded to plant a big slow kiss on the back of my head. My brain couldn’t process what was happening. I was embarrassed. I was shocked. I was confused. There is a Spanish saying, ''tragame tierra,'' it means, “earth, swallow me whole.” I couldn’t move and I couldn’t say anything. I wanted nothing more than to get Biden away from me...He was there to promote me as the right person for the lieutenant governor job. Instead he made feel uneasy, gross, and confused.  The Vice President had just touched me in an intimate way reserved for close friends, family, or romantic partners - and I felt powerless to do anything about it....it was demeaning and disrespectful. .<ref>https://www.thecut.com/2019/03/an-awkward-kiss-changed-how-i-saw-joe-biden.html</ref>}}

I felt him get closer to me from behind. He leaned further in and inhaled my hair. I was mortified. I thought to myself, “I didn’t wash my hair today and the vice-president of the United States is smelling it. And also, what in the actual fuck? Why is the vice-president of the United States smelling my hair?” He proceeded to plant a big slow kiss on the back of my head. My brain couldn’t process what was happening. I was embarrassed. I was shocked. I was confused. There is a Spanish saying, ''tragame tierra,'' it means, “earth, swallow me whole.” I couldn’t move and I couldn’t say anything. I wanted nothing more than to get Biden away from me...He was there to promote me as the right person for the lieutenant governor job. Instead he made feel uneasy, gross, and confused.  The Vice President had just touched me in an intimate way reserved for close friends, family, or romantic partners - and I felt powerless to do anything about it....it was demeaning and disrespectful....<ref>https://www.thecut.com/2019/03/an-awkward-kiss-changed-how-i-saw-joe-biden.html</ref>}}

The event changed forever how Flores saw the alleged fighter for [[women's rights]].  No less than 7 other women came forward with similar instances over the years,<ref>https://www.thecut.com/2019/04/joe-biden-accuser-accusations-allegations.html</ref> among them, Tara Reade.<ref>https://www.theunion.com/news/nevada-county-woman-says-joe-biden-inappropriately-touched-her-while-working-in-his-u-s-senate-office/</ref>  

The event changed forever how Flores saw the alleged fighter for [[women's rights]].  No less than 7 other women came forward with similar instances over the years,<ref>https://www.thecut.com/2019/04/joe-biden-accuser-accusations-allegations.html</ref> among them, Tara Reade.<ref>https://www.theunion.com/news/nevada-county-woman-says-joe-biden-inappropriately-touched-her-while-working-in-his-u-s-senate-office/</ref>  

Megan McCain, [[Alyssa Milano]], [[Susan Rice]], and the usual crowd of hypocrites rushed to Biden's defense.

Megan McCain, [[Alyssa Milano]], [[Susan Rice]], and the usual crowd of hypocrites rushed to Biden's defense.