House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, who was elected Wednesday by House Democrats to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said during the 2020 presidential election that Tara Reade’s sexual assault allegation against President Biden "needs to be investigated seriously.".

Jeffries made headlines in April 2020 after he broke with his party to lend credibility to the claims made by Reade, a former Biden staffer who accused Biden of cornering her in a Senate office building in 1993 and sexually assaulting her.

Multiple people have corroborated parts of Reade’s story since she first spoke out on March 25, 2020, but Biden and his campaign vehemently denied the claims. .

"It’s got to be taken seriously because this is a serious allegation raised by a serious individual and needs to be investigated seriously.

TOP HOUSE DEM HAKEEM JEFFRIES SAYS TARA READE’S BIDEN ALLEGATION ‘SERIOUS,’ DESERVES INVESTIGATION.

She later expanded on her experience with Biden in March 2020, alleging that he once pinned her against a wall and digitally penetrated her without her consent. .

Then-Senate candidate John Hickenlooper made headlines in June 2020 after he said he believed Reade’s allegations "to a large extent" but was going to support Biden for president anyway

Tara Reade was one of eight women who came forward in 2019 to accuse President Biden of inappropriate touching