Biden accuser Tara Reade lashes out at E. Jean Carroll for backing president: ‘You publicly support my rapist’
Former Senate staffer Tara Reade, who has accused President Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993, lashed out over the weekend at advice columnist and Donald Trump sexual assault accuser E. Jean Carroll over her support of the incumbent, accusing Carroll of backing a predator.
Reade, who fled to Russia last year, citing concerns for her safety, ripped into Carroll after she opined on a fiery back-and-forth between Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and ABC News “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday.
“Thank you, @GStephanopoulos for valiantly defending me. I wish Representative @RepNancyMace well. And I salute all survivors for their strength, endurance, and holding on to their sanity,” Carroll posted on X.
The blowup between Mace and Stephanopoulos took place after the host pressed the congresswoman over her support for the 45th president despite him being found liable for defamation and sexual abuse against Carroll.
Reade waded into the feud by reiterating her accusations against Biden, 81, who has vehemently denied the claims.
“A reminder again @ejeancarroll that you know I was raped by Biden when I was his staffer and silenced by the media and yet you publicly support my rapist!” Reade posted.
“Sit down before you lecture other rape survivors. Hypocrisy surrounding you. @GStephanopoulos knows I exist as well and knows what Biden did. The morally bankrupt elite democrats [sic] know what Joe Biden is but still prop him up.”
Reade attached a purported screenshot of an undated exchange she had with Carroll.
“Boy! You are really, REALLY getting hit tonight, Tara. I have just read some of your trolls. They are without brains, without class, without morals—-and they DON’T know what they are talking about,” Carroll, who has vocally backed Biden’s 2024 re-election bid, allegedly wrote.
Trump, 77, has repeatedly denied Carroll’s allegations that he raped her at the Bergdorf Goodman department store on an unspecified Thursday evening in 1996.
Late last week, the former president posted a $91.63 million bond so that he could appeal a judgment ordering him to pony up that money to her in damages.
Despite the hefty damages Trump has faced, he has continued to publicly deny the allegation, including on the campaign stump over the weekend and in a Monday interview.
“Ms. Bergdorf Goodman — a person I never met. I have no idea who she is, except one thing, I got sued,” Trump vented on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I was given a false accusation and had to post a $91 million bond.”
Carroll’s legal team confirmed to a judge Monday that they do not oppose Trump’s bond payment, but stressed that they are monitoring his public comments.
“The statute of limitations for defamation in most jurisdictions is between one and three years,” Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan said in a statement to the New York Times.
“As we said after the last jury verdict, we continue to monitor every statement that Donald Trump makes about our client.”
The Post contacted Kaplan for comment.
During her exchange with Stephanopoulos, Mace — who has previously been outspoken about how she was raped at the age of 16 — bristled at his question and accused the anchor of shaming her.
“It’s a shame that you will never feel, George. And I’m not going to sit here on your show and be asked a question meant to shame me about another potential rape victim. I’m not gonna do that,” Mace fumed.
The ABC anchor, who served as a senior adviser to President Bill Clinton during his first term and later penned a tell-all, defended his line of questioning during their heated exchange.
“It’s actually not about shaming you,” he countered, stressing that he was merely trying to understand her position.
Mace, 46, went on a tirade against the ABC anchor on X Sunday morning.
“I was brought on to talk about 2024 … instead Clinton crony turned fake journalist @Gstephanopoulos attacked me and tried to shame me as a rape victim,” Mace fumed. “Gross.”
