Joe Biden calls allies India and Japan xenophobic and says thats why their economies are stalling [Video]

Joe Biden has claimed Asian allies Japan and India’s “xenophobic” policies towards immigrants were causing their economies to stall.

“One of the reasons why our economy’s growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants,” Mr Biden said at a Washington fundraising event for his 2024 re-election campaign.

“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. Immigrants are what makes us strong,” he said, kickstarting the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on Wednesday.

Mr Biden met Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishidain Washington last month where the two unveiled plans for military cooperation and projects ranging from missiles to moon landings and strengthening their alliance with an eye on …