{"id":485631,"date":"2022-08-18T02:04:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T23:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-betsy-devos-thinks-joe-biden-sexually-harassed-her-under-his-title-ix-rules\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T02:04:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T23:04:58","slug":"why-betsy-devos-thinks-joe-biden-sexually-harassed-her-under-his-title-ix-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-betsy-devos-thinks-joe-biden-sexually-harassed-her-under-his-title-ix-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Betsy DeVos thinks Joe Biden &#8216;sexually harassed&#8217; her under his Title IX rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c105bd135\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c105bd135\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-betsy-devos-thinks-joe-biden-sexually-harassed-her-under-his-title-ix-rules\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_Betsy_DeVos_thinks_Joe_Biden_%E2%80%98sexually_harassed_her_under_his_Title_IX_rules%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why Betsy DeVos thinks Joe Biden &#8216;sexually harassed&#8217; her under his Title IX rules&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_Betsy_DeVos_thinks_Joe_Biden_%E2%80%98sexually_harassed_her_under_his_Title_IX_rules%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why Betsy DeVos thinks Joe Biden &#8216;sexually harassed&#8217; her under his Title IX rules&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos claims Joe Biden \u201cpressed his forehead against mine\u201d during a conversation before he became president \u2014 an act that she claims could technically be considered \u201csexual harassment\u201d under the administration\u2019s proposed rule changes to Title IX.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve only had one encounter with Joe Biden and it was before he decided to run for president again,\u201d DeVos told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_xSE_cYMAR8\">Megyn Kelly\u2019s podcast on SiriusXM on Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in a wheelchair. I was backstage after speaking,\u201d DeVos recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe came up to me, put his hands on my shoulders, and his forehead on my forehead for several seconds and had a conversation with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/devos.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Education Secretary Betsy DeVos leaves the stage on a wheelchair in 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-23501375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/devos.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/devos.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/devos.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Education Secretary Betsy DeVos leaves the stage on a wheelchair in 2019.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former Trump cabinet member went on to say: \u201cIf [Biden] had done that as a student on a college campus under his proposed rule, I would have a Title IX sexual harassment allegation to levy against him because of his conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to the White House seeking comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/devos-kelly-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"DeVos alleges that Biden &quot;pressed his forehead to mine&quot; for seconds while she was confined to a wheelchair.\" class=\"wp-image-23500528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/devos-kelly-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/devos-kelly-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/devos-kelly-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>DeVos alleges that Biden \u201cpressed his forehead to mine\u201d for seconds while she was confined to a wheelchair.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Megyn Kelly Show<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeVos did not specify when the incident took place but the two were guest speakers at the 87th annual winter meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in January 2019. <\/p>\n<p>A photo from the event shows DeVos being pushed in a wheelchair while she was recovering from a bicycle crash.<\/p>\n<p>She told Kelly that Biden inquired as to the nature of her injury.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Biden was \u201cholding on to my shoulders with his forehead pressed to mine,\u201d DeVos recalled. \u201c(He) told me he had nine screws in his shoulder but everyone thought they were in his head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeVos was critical of the Biden administration\u2019s plan to roll back Trump era reforms that struck down protections for those who alleged they fell victim to sexual harassment.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, DeVos instituted reforms that were designed to \u201ccombat sexual misconduct without abandoning our core values of fairness, presumption of innocence and due process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the Biden administration\u2019s proposed rule changes to Title IX, which govern what constitutes \u201csexual harassment,\u201d would qualify the president\u2019s behavior toward her as stepping over the line.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s Education Department began review of Title IX in March 2021 and is still gathering public comment to its proposed changes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/kelly-devos-biden-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23500570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/kelly-devos-biden-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/kelly-devos-biden-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/kelly-devos-biden-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>During the presidential campaign, several women alleged that Biden touched them in<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriately.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeVos, the wife of billionaire businessman Dick DeVos, who is the son of Amway founder Richard DeVos, accused the Biden administration of being \u201cbent on trying to politicize and weaponize a law that was meant to protect women and to give them access to education \u2014 not to weaponize it to harm others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelly told DeVos that Biden\u2019s pressing his forehead against hers was \u201cdisgusting,\u201d remarking: \u201cI don\u2019t even do that with my husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the 2020 presidential campaign, several women accused Biden of touching them inappropriately.<\/p>\n<p>One of them, Vail Kohnert-Yount, also recalled the then-vice president pressing his forehead against hers during an encounter in the West Wing of the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe then put his hand on the back of my head and pressed his forehead to my forehead while he talked to me,\u201d she told The Washington Post in April 2019.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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