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Former President Barack Obama is staying silent on allegations surrounding Joe Biden<\/a>, but he still has his ex-VP\u2019s back, a new report claims.<\/p>\n Obama hasn\u2019t commented publicly on allegations from a number of women<\/a> that the former vice president touched them inappropriately.<\/p>\n But someone close to Obama said the former president still views Biden as someone who could be an \u201cexcellent\u201d commander-in-chief, according to a new report.<\/p>\n \u201cHe’s spent an infinite amount of time talking about his character, and they remain in touch and good friends,\u201d a source close to the former president said, The Hill<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n STACEY ABRAMS DEFENDS BIDEN AMID ALLEGATIONS, SAYS ‘PERFECTION’ CAN’T BE ‘LITMUS TEST,’ PEOPLE SHOULD ‘FORGIVE’<\/a><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n \u201cPresident Obama thinks the world of him and thinks he’d be an excellent president.\u201d<\/p>\n The source reportedly continued: \u201cPresident Obama is not going to be weighing in on the primary and the day-to-day stories around it.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd Joe Biden would be the first to tell you that he’ll have to earn the nomination on his own.\u201d<\/p>\n The report comes as Biden prepares to make his first public appearance<\/a> since a number of women came forward this week accusing him of inappropriate touching.<\/p>\n DEM STRATEGIST: REPUBLICANS FOCUS ON JOE BIDEN ALLEGATIONS BECAUSE HE’S THE POTENTIAL CANDIDATE ‘DONALD TRUMP FEARS THE MOST’<\/a><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n Biden, who is expected to formally announce his candidacy for president after Easter, is scheduled to speak at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.<\/p>\n The first woman to accuse Biden of inappropriate behavior was Nevada politician Lucy Flores, who said he came up behind her at a 2014 campaign event and kissed her on the back of the head.<\/p>\n