Biden pledges to tackle 'scourge' of sexual assault in US military
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President speaks on International Women's Day and orders review of Trump-era rules on how to respond to sexual assault on campus
Joe Biden on Monday pledged to tackle what he called the scourge" of sexual assault in the US military while also ordering a review of rules from Donald Trump's administration dealing with such crimes on college campuses.
Biden, the US president, and his vice-president, Kamala Harris, both spoke from the White House on Monday to mark International Women's Day.
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