House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the allegations of inappropriate touching by Joe Biden shouldn’t short-circuit his political career but suggested that the former vice president join the “straight-armed club” to keep people at a safe distance.

“I don’t think it’s disqualifying,” Pelosi told Politico in an interview. “He has to understand in the world that we’re in now that people’s space is important to them, and what’s important is how they receive it and not necessarily how you intended it.”

She advised Biden to keep his distance with people he interacts with — especially women.

“I’m a member of the straight-arm club,” she said. “I just pretend that you have a cold, and I have a cold.”

The Democratic leader in the House said she’s known Biden, who’s expected to enter the 2020 presidential race, for a long time and noted that he’s an “affectionate person — to children, to senior citizens, to everyone. That’s just the way he is.”

“Join the straight-arm club with me, if you will,” Pelosi said.

Two women have publicly accused Biden of touching them without their consent.

Lucy Flores, a former state assemblywoman in Nevada, said Biden put his hands on her shoulders, sniffed her hair and kissed the back of her head during a campaign rally in 2014.

Amy Lappos claimed Biden pulled her close to him and rubbed noses with her during a political fundraiser in Connecticut in 2009.

Pelosi of California said in the era of the #MeToo movement, Biden must understand how people view his behavior rather than what he intended.

“It’s important for the vice president and others to understand [that] it isn’t what you intended, it’s how it was received. … Even in your marriage, if your spouse doesn’t think you’re communicating, you ain’t communicating,” she said.

In a statement issued Sunday in response to Flores’ accusations, Biden said that during his many years campaigning, he has “offered countless handshakes, hugs, expressions of affection, support and comfort.”

“And not once — never — did I believe I acted inappropriately,” he continued. “If it is suggested I did so, I will listen respectfully. But it was never my intention.”