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Biden lumps ally Japan with adversaries Russia, China as ‘xenophobic’ nations — weeks after state dinner
NY Post ^
| May 2, 2024
| Ryan King
Posted on 05/02/2024 11:39:42 AM PDT by McGruff
“You know, one of the reasons why our economy is growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants,” Biden mused at a DC fundraiser with Asian American and Pacific Islander donors before launching into a riff about the global economy.
“We look to — the reason — look, think about it,” the 81-year-old president said. “Why is China stalling so badly economically? Why is Japan having trouble? Why is Russia? Why is India? Because they’re xenophobic. They don’t want immigrants.”
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Republicans were appalled by the president’s remarks, with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) writing on X: “That is why his staff doesn’t want him speaking without those note cards.”
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asia; fjb; gaffe; japan
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To: McGruff
They know xenophobia is far wurse for their people than oikophobia
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posted on
05/02/2024 5:59:11 PM PDT
by
sopo
To: laplata
Lol. Nope, he wouldn’t make it. They wouldn’t even let him carry their luggage.If Brandon carried their luggage, it would end up in Cucamonga.
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posted on
05/02/2024 9:48:34 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
To: Mark17
Covid deaths in Japan - 74,000
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/japan/
Covid deaths in US - 1,100,000
The Xenophobia seems to work for them. We have 3 times the population but even adjusting for that we had 5 times as many covid deaths. But we are more inclusive and diverse.
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posted on
05/03/2024 1:28:43 AM PDT
by
brookwood
(Anti-semitism is a predictable result of efforts to create "diversity, equity, and inclusion".)
To: brookwood
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posted on
05/03/2024 1:52:59 AM PDT
by
Mark17
(Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
To: Mark17
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posted on
05/03/2024 5:26:29 AM PDT
by
laplata
(They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
To: Liz
They dined on opossum and sweet potatoes.
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posted on
05/04/2024 5:35:17 PM PDT
by
353FMG
To: laplata
A more accurate comparison is that with Caligula.
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posted on
05/04/2024 5:37:14 PM PDT
by
353FMG
To: llevrok
"It seems like only yesterday I was strafing so many of your homes. Here I am today, begging you not to make such good cars."
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posted on
05/04/2024 5:44:39 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: 353FMG
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posted on
05/04/2024 7:51:11 PM PDT
by
laplata
(They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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