{"id":2235653,"date":"2024-05-02T14:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-does-damage-control-after-biden-calls-japan-and-india-xenophobic\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T14:28:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:28:38","slug":"white-house-does-damage-control-after-biden-calls-japan-and-india-xenophobic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-does-damage-control-after-biden-calls-japan-and-india-xenophobic\/","title":{"rendered":"White House engages in damage control following Biden\u2019s remarks on Japan and India"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fwhite-house-does-damage-control-after-biden-calls-japan-and-india-xenophobic%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=2235653&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--><p>The\u2062 White House clarified President Biden&#8217;s remarks about Japan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-flees-podium-without-answering-questions-after-delivering-remarks-in-delaware-video\/\" title=\"Biden Flees Podium without Answering Questions After Delivering Remarks in Delaware (VIDEO)\">immigration policies<\/a> at a Washington fundraiser, \u200bfollowing \u2063his meeting with\u2062 Japanese Prime Minister\u2064 Kishida. Biden&#8217;s comments, linking Japan and India \u2063with Russia and \u2064China as xenophobic, were questioned by \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-maggie-haberman-attacks-president-trump-over-white-house-reporters-having-to-work-early-on-christmas-eve\/\" title=\"NY Times\u2019 Maggie Haberman Attacks President Trump Over White House Reporters Having to Work Early on Christmas Eve\">press pool<\/a>. White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre addressed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-charged-with-election-interference-for-social-media-post\/\" title=\"Conservative charged with election interference for social media post\">inquiries<\/a> while accompanying Biden to North Carolina. President \u200bBiden&#8217;s comments on Japan&#8217;s immigration policies \u200bwere clarified by the White House after a Washington fundraiser. \u2064Biden&#8217;s remarks, connecting Japan and India with Russia and China as xenophobic, stirred \u2064questions from the press\u200b pool. White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre responded to inquiries while accompanying\u200c Biden \u2064to North Carolina.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> scrambled to explain comments President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> made about Japan\u2019s stance on immigrants Wednesday night at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s remarks came just weeks after he hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a>. Wednesday\u2019s campaign event was primarily attended by Asian American donors.<\/p>\n<p>According to the press pool traveling with Biden, the president lumped in Japan and India, two strong U.S. allies, with Russia and China, claiming that all four were xenophobic and that their opposition to incoming migrants negatively impacted them economically.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> faced multiple questions about Biden\u2019s comments while traveling with the president to North Carolina on Thursday, and she claimed that Biden was trying to contrast those countries with the United States\u2019s own acceptance of migrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe broader case that he was trying to make,\u201d Jean-Pierre told reporters, \u201cwhen it comes to who we are as a nation, we are a nation of immigrants. That is in our DNA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we have a strong relationship with India, with Japan \u2014 and the president, if you just look at the last three years, has certainly focused on those diplomatic relationships,\u201d she continued, ignoring questions about whether Biden\u2019s comments would negatively impact relations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Japan<\/a> and India.<\/p>\n<p>Still, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-acosta-mocks-trump-as-mussolini-of-mar-a-lago-claims-gop-fears-jan-6-commission\/\" title=\"Jim Acosta Mocks Trump As \u2018Mussolini Of Mar-A-Lago,\u2019 Claims GOP Fears Jan. 6 Commission\">reporters continued<\/a> to press Jean-Pierre on why Biden intentionally used such a \u201cpejorative and negative word\u201d to describe an ally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the president was very clear,\u201d Jean-Pierre began to reiterate before reporters interrupted her repeated defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t very clear,\u201d one reporter stated. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re asking you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s what I\u2019m saying,\u201d Jean-Pierre soldiered on. \u201cIt is important for us to remember that we are a country of immigrants. I\u2019m explaining where he was talking about \u2026 what he was focusing on in those comments. We are a country of immigrants, it makes us stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to Jean-Pierre\u2019s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"ZkA1_1nGkfM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"05\/02\/24: Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Gaggle Aboard Air Force One En Route to Charlotte, NC\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZkA1_1nGkfM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House rushed to clarify President Biden\u2019s remarks on Japan\u2019s immigration policy made at a Washington, D.C. fundraiser. Biden\u2019s comments, following a recent visit by Japanese Prime Minister Kishida, were addressed to Asian American donors at the campaign event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2235654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24123579839876.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2235653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24123579839876.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235653","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2235653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2235654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2235653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2235653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2235653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}