{"id":1058393,"date":"2021-11-26T22:43:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T03:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1058393"},"modified":"2021-11-26T22:43:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T03:43:32","slug":"biden-enacts-africa-travel-ban-despite-calling-bans-racist-xenophobic-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-enacts-africa-travel-ban-despite-calling-bans-racist-xenophobic-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Enacts Africa Travel Ban Despite Calling Bans Racist, Xenophobic in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-enacts-africa-travel-ban-despite-calling-bans-racist-xenophobic-in-2020%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1058393&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/joe-biden-wh-october-2021-gettyimages-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Joe Biden announced a travel ban on African countries on Friday in response to news of the newly named \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/26-11-2021-classification-of-omicron-(b.1.1.529)-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern\">Omicron<\/a>\u201d variant of the coronavirus to keep it from spreading.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a precautionary measure until we have more information, I am ordering additional air travel restrictions from South Africa and seven other countries,\u201d Biden wrote in a lengthy statement released by the White House.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The president remains on his extended Thanksgiving weekend vacation in Nantucket and did not publicly address the country on the variant or his newly announced travel ban.<\/p>\n<p>The ban will affect countries including South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2020 campaign, Biden repeatedly condemned then-President Donald Trump for leveling travel bans on foreign countries, calling them racist and xenophobic.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Trump\u2019s ban on travel from China in January 2020, Biden wrote,&nbsp;\u201cWe need to lead the way with science \u2014 not Donald Trump\u2019s record of hysteria, xenophobia, and fear-mongering.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.353535353535\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are in the midst of a crisis with the coronavirus. We need to lead the way with science \u2014 not Donald Trump\u2019s record of hysteria, xenophobia, and fear-mongering. He is the worst possible person to lead our country through a global health emergency.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1223727977361338370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At the time, Biden described Trump as \u201cthe worst possible person to lead our country through a global health emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the campaign trail, Biden continued criticizing Trump for his travel ban and again excoriated Trump for enacting another ban against travel in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBanning all travel from Europe \u2014 or any other part of the world \u2014 will not stop it,\u201d Biden said, warning that \u201ca wall will not stop the coronavirus.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.328413284133\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A wall will not stop the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Banning all travel from Europe \u2014 or any other part of the world \u2014 will not stop it.<\/p>\n<p>This disease could impact every nation and any person on the planet \u2014 and we need a plan to combat it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1238254697695326209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Biden also specifically called out Trump in March for saying his travel ban saved lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop the xenophobic fear-mongering. Be honest. Take responsibility. Do your job,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.7034482758621\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stop the xenophobic fear-mongering. Be honest. Take responsibility. Do your job. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nQ5aLVrpyb\">https:\/\/t.co\/nQ5aLVrpyb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1240361258957897728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In February 2020, Biden specifically condemned Trump\u2019s expanded travel ban for security reasons, which included Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump further diminished the U.S. in the eyes of the world by expanding his travel ban,\u201d Biden wrote. \u201cThis new \u2018African Ban,\u2019 is designed to make it harder for black and brown people to immigrate to the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.555555555556\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump further diminished the U.S. in the eyes of the world by expanding his travel ban. This new \u201cAfrican Ban,\u201d is designed to make it harder for black and brown people to immigrate to the United States. It\u2019s a disgrace, and we cannot let him succeed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oePD5eSAWY\">https:\/\/t.co\/oePD5eSAWY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1223807268703043588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden announced a travel ban on African countries on Friday in response to news of the newly named \u201cOmicron\u201d variant of the coronavirus to keep it from spreading. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1058393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1058393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1058393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1058393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1058393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1058393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1058393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}