Former Vice President Joe Biden is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, even though he isn't officially running yet, Trevor Noah said on Monday's Daily Show. Currently, Biden is "putting out feelers to see where he stands, and apparently the answer is: Too close to women." The allegation by former Nevada lawmaker Lucy Flores that Biden smelled then kissed her hair before a fundraiser may not be sexual in nature, but "it clearly made her uncomfortable, and it's definitely not okay — I mean, smelling hair is always weird," Noah said. "Honestly, smelling hair is one of the creepiest things you can do. It's on the list of creepy things; it's right after collecting doll parts and sneezing with your eyes open."
Noah also found the alleged "slow kiss" on the top of Flores' head — and slow kisses in general — super creepy, and he wasn't buying dismissals of a second allegation from a woman who said Biden rubbed noses with her in 2009. "Medically speaking, the nose is the penis of the face," he said, explaining why in arguably persuasive but decidedly non-medical terms.
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