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Joe Biden to break his silence on Tara Reade's sexual assault claim Friday

The presumptive nominee has come under pressure to address the allegation from fellow Democrats and progressive activists

Joe Biden will publicly address for the first time a sexual assault claim against him during an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Friday morning, after weeks of silence on the subject.

Biden, the presumptive nominee, will “respond for the first time to the recent allegation of sexual assault”, the network announced in a tweet on Thursday.

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