{"id":2236863,"date":"2024-05-03T19:19:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T23:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-denigrates-us-ally-japan-as-xenophobic-while-hes-supposed-to-be-honoring-asian-americans\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T19:21:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T23:21:07","slug":"biden-denigrates-us-ally-japan-as-xenophobic-while-hes-supposed-to-be-honoring-asian-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-denigrates-us-ally-japan-as-xenophobic-while-hes-supposed-to-be-honoring-asian-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden criticizes trusted ally Japan as &#8216;xenophobic&#8217; while commemorating Asian-Americans"},"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\">20<\/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-denigrates-us-ally-japan-as-xenophobic-while-hes-supposed-to-be-honoring-asian-americans%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=2236863&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>President\u200b Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighs-in-on-bidens-recent-blunders\/\" title=\"Trump weighs in on Biden\u2019s recent blunders\">recent blunder<\/a> at an event celebrating Asian-Americans wrongly accused Japan of xenophobia, linking it \u200cto economic \u200dchallenges. \u2062The remarks\u2063 drew criticism from Japan and experts. Biden&#8217;s claim of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-california-marriage-fraud-agency-sought-green-cards-for-more-than-400-illegal-aliens\/\" title=\"DOJ: California Marriage Fraud Agency Sought Green Cards for More than 400 Illegal Aliens\">welcoming immigrants<\/a> for\u200d economic growth was also questioned. The incident occurred during \u2064a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">fundraiser<\/a> highlighting \u200cAsian \u2062heritage, \u2062raising concerns over\u2063 diplomatic repercussions and factual accuracy.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/%20\"><span>Connor Cavanaugh<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 3, 2024 at 1:19pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>President Joe Biden continues to make baffling blunders, botching a ceremony meant to honor Asian-Americans by claiming Japan was struggling because of xenophobia.<\/p>\n<p>The Eastern country is seeing a stalled economy with a depreciated yen and decreased consumer spending, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/economy\/asia-pacific\/japan-economic-outlook.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deloitte<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Japan is taking steps to fix the strife, increasing wages in hopes of offsetting inflation, which allows people to return to their previous spending habits.<\/p>\n<p>However, while the economic issues in the Land of the Rising Sun are complicated, in the eyes of Biden, the cause and fix are simple.<\/p>\n<p>Xenophobia caused it, thus to fix it just begin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administration-makes-rule-change-give-taxpayer-funded-health-insurance-100000-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mass importing foreigners<\/a> like America has because that\u2019s been going so great over here.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Biden didn\u2019t say it exactly like that, but it is exactly what it meant.<\/p>\n<p>During a campaign fundraiser Wednesday night at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citizens-gather-in-washington-d-c-for-save-america-rally\/\" title=\"Citizens gather in Washington, D.C. for \u2018Save America Rally\u2019\">president claimed<\/a> that the American economy was growing \u201cbecause we welcome immigrants,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/05\/01\/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-campaign-reception-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House transcript<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThink about it. Why is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/spotted-chinese-bomber-looks-just-like-piece-american-tech-lost-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> stalling so bad economically?\u201d he said. \u201cWhy is Japan having trouble? Why is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/indias-prime-minister-met-biden-government-dispatched-hit-squad-assassinate-us-citizen-american-soil-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India<\/a>? \u2026 Because they\u2019re xenophobic. They don\u2019t want immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Considering the fundraiser was meant to mark the start of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/biden-japan-xenophobic-rcna150332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, attacking three Asian countries for being xenophobic was an odd choice for Biden.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is Joe Biden fit for office?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Japanese Embassy issued a mild rebuke of the president on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unfortunate that some of the comments were not based on an accurate understanding of Japan\u2019s policies,\u201d the embassy said in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/05\/03\/japanese-embassy-slightly-displeased-after-biden-calls-country-xenophobic-00156034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>. \u201cWe have raised this point to the U.S. government and explained Japan\u2019s positions and policies once again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Japan experts also were scratching their heads in unison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not something diplomatic to say about one of America\u2019s closest allies, especially because America has its own problems with xenophobia that Japanese are seeing on the news all the time,\u201d Jeffery Hall, a Japanese studies lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba, Japan, told NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it just strikes me as something that was unnecessary to say in this context,\u201d Hall said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will sound like America is once again talking down to the Japanese and that\u2019s not really an effective way of getting Japan to fix various problems with its society that even Japanese people would agree are problems,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Even aside from the idiocy of attacking Asian countries when he\u2019s meant to be honoring them, Biden\u2019s claim was dubious.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2016\/09\/trump-clinton-immigration-economy-unemployment-jobs-214216\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> noted back in 2016 and is still true today, influxes of immigrants drive down wages for other Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, the groups hurt the most are minority groups such as black and Hispanic Americans \u2014 the same groups the Democrats always claim to be helping.<\/p>\n<p>So not only did Biden talk down to an American ally when he was supposed to be celebrating its people, but he wasn\u2019t even right about it.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45820\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45820\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45820\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45820\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Connor Cavanaugh is currently a student at the University of North Texas studying Political Science. Connor has lived in Texas for the majority of his life and is a proud conservative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s recent gaffe during an event celebrating Asian-Americans wrongly accused Japan of harboring xenophobic sentiments, causing confusion and undermining the intended purpose of honoring the community. 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