Trump on Biden allegations: 'He should respond'

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

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

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

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

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

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