Biden — who has long been accused of being overly touchy — was dodging a question about why he has not declared the climate a national emergency when he spotted the errant insect crawling on Abrams’ suit jacket.

“Oh, you’ve got a bug on you,” he muttered, quickly reaching out and flicking the critter off Abrams’ upper chest.

“Thanks, appreciate it,” the interviewer said, before rapidly stirring the conversation back to climate.

Biden has previously vowed to “be more mindful” of personal space after being accused by several women of inappropriate hugs, rubs, and caresses.

[This is weird, but it’s not anywhere near as weird as other Biden encounters with women. It’s tough to tell from the angle, but it appears that Biden’s hand landed more on the shoulder than the “upper chest,” and not at all in the vicinity of a grope. If it weren’t for his track record in that regard, few would have noticed this. Still, Biden could have just pointed the big out to Abrams and let her decide what to do with it. And so should the rest of us under similar circumstances. — Ed]