Trump on Biden allegations: 'He should respond'

President Donald Trump responded for first time Thursday to allegations of sexual assault against his rival, Joe Biden.

Speaking to reporters at White House, Trump said he doesn't "kw anything about it," but added that he thinks Biden "should respond" to charges.

"It could be false accusations. I kw all about false accusations. I've been falsely charged numerous times. And re is such a thing," Trump said, before proceeding to criticize treatment of Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh as "an absolute disgrace to our country."

Biden's campaign has denied allegation from his former Senate staffer Tara Reade, who has said Biden assaulted her in basement of a Capitol Hill office building in 1990s.

story garnered fresh attention this week after two of Reade's associates said she previously told m about elements of her allegations.

Republicans worried about President Donald Trump's increasingly precarious political standing are seizing on allegation to portray Democrats as hypocrites who only defend women who allege wrongdoing against conservatives. y are digging in despite fact that it could renew attention on multiple sexual assault allegations lodged against Trump.