Biden’s ‘xenophobic’ comments about Japan spark backlash at home, overseas

President Joe Biden’s comments on Wednesday, May 1, are drawing criticism after lumping Japan with China and Russia, calling the group “xenophobic.” Speaking at a campaign fundraiser marking Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Biden credited the United States’ economic strength to immigrants, using these countries as contrast.

In his comments, President Biden suggested a lack of diversity in the workforce was behind China’s economic slowdown and Japan’s struggles.

“Because they’re xenophobic,” Biden said. “They don’t want immigrants. Immigrants are what makes us strong.”

he remarks drew criticism from Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who took his gripes to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

“Biden included an important ally, Japan along with China and Russia as a ‘xenophobic’ country,” Rubio wrote. “That is why his staff doesn’t want him speaking without note cards.”

Japan is one of the closest allies to the U.S., and Biden’s comments rattled some in the country’s government. Several Japanese lawmakers criticized Biden’s comments.

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