The average American does not distinguish between the Chinese and other Asians, Joe Biden said, in an attempt to criticize President Trump for blaming China for the coronavirus outbreak.
“Look what he’s doing now. He is blaming everything on China. He is blaming everything on the Chinese, ”the former vice president said during a virtual campaign event on Wednesday with the International Union of Service Employees.
“People do not make a distinction, as you well know, of a South Korean and someone from Beijing,” he added. “They make no distinction, she is Asian. And you are using it as a wedge.
Trump retweeted a video of Biden’s comments Thursday morning.
Biden, the alleged Democratic presidential candidate, was referring to Trump’s use of the phrases “China virus” or “Wuhan virus” to refer to the pandemic.
She then accused Trump of being racist for “the way he treats people based on the color of their skin, their national origin, where they are from.”
“No president-in-office has ever done this,” Biden said. “Never never never. No Republican president has done this. There is no Democratic president. We have had racists and they have existed. They have tried to be elected president. He is the first to have it.”
Trump responded to Biden’s comments Wednesday during a briefing on the White House coronavirus.
“I have done things that no one else has, and I have said this, and I say it openly, and not many people dispute it: I have done more for African Americans than anyone else, with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln.” . No one has been close, “said the president.
Biden was roundly criticized for his comment that Trump is the first racist president.
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