Biden praises Chris Dodd, allegedly party to sexual assault of waitress, as person who’d treat waitstaff well

President Biden lauded the character of former Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., on Friday by likening him to someone who treats wait staff well, despite allegations that Dodd sexually assaulted a waitress in 1985.

Claiming "he saw up close" how Dodd "fought for human rights and human dignity in the Senate," Biden said he measures a person's character based on how they treat waitstaff.

"People who tell me they care about people and then disrespect the waitress or a waiter. People who tell me they care about how, in fact, people are entitled to be treated with dignity and walk by someone at a shoe side stand and doesn't say hello," Biden said. "People who do not do just simply decent things for ordinary people. That's the real measure."

"I've never seen Chris, figuratively speaking, walk by anybody," he added.