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Biden calls Japan ‘xenophobic’ for not accepting many immigrants, compares to China, Russia

Biden calls Japan ‘xenophobic’ for not accepting many immigrants, compares to China, Russia

President Biden called the allied nation of Japan “xenophobic” in a speech this week, alongside a slew of other nations he claims are suffering from lack of immigration. Biden made the remarks extolling the virtues and benefits of immigration on Wednesday at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. “This election is about freedom, America and democracy. That’s why I badly need you. You know, one of the reasons why our economy is growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants.” BIDEN ADMIN CONDEMNED FOR CONSIDERING PLANS TO ACCEPT PALESTINIAN REFUGEES: ‘A NATION COMMITTING SUICIDE’ “Why is China stalling so badly economically? Why is Japan having trouble? Why is Russia? Why is India? Because they’re xenophobic,” the president continued.  Japan and India are considered important allies of the United States, while China and Russia are seen as rival powers with strained international relationships towards the West. Biden suggested these countries’ lower levels of immigration compared to the US is what is causing their respective economic concerns. “They don’t want immigrants. Immigrants are what makes us strong. Not a joke. That’s not hyperbole, because we have an influx of workers who want to be here and want to contribute.” Fox News Digital reached out to the Embassy of Japan for comment but did not receive a response. JAPANESE TOWN TO BUILD SCREEN BLOCKING MOUNT FUJI VIEW IN BID TO FEND OFF TOURISTS Several Japanese lawmakers reacted to Biden’s comments on social media, expressing confusion or skepticism towards the president’s attitude. “Migration is a problem that European leaders are struggling with too. There aren’t any countries that have solved this problem as of now,” said Mizuho Umemura, a member of the conservative Nippon Ishin no Kai Party who holds a seat in the House of Councilors. He continued, “I hope that President Biden will solve the problem in New York before he says things like this. Depending on the presidential election, there could be a 180-degree change in policy, and there is no need for Japan to follow suit.” Fellow House of Councilors member and leader of the right-wing populist Sansei Party Sohei Kamiya was more direct, writing that U.S. “failures” caused by immigration contribute to Japan’s hesitance to embrace similar practices. “It’s not that we’re xenophobic, we are being cautious after seeing your failures,” Kamiya said. “You are meddling too much in our internal affairs.” National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby defended Biden’s remarks on Thursday in a press gaggle. “Look, I think the broader point the president was making and I think people all around the world recognize this, that the United States is a nation of immigrants and it’s in our DNA,” Kirby told reporters. “We’re stronger for it. We’re not going to walk away from it. And that’s the broader point that he was making.” Asked why the president singled out two ally nations to make the point, Kirby demurred and emphasized that Biden was intending to praise the U.S., not denigrate Japan or India. “Again, making a broader point about this country, our country. Our allies know very well how much the president respects them, values their friendship, values their contributions,” Kirby responded. “And you don’t have to look honestly very far, very hard to see that bear out in the things that we’ve been doing in the Indo-Pacific with Japan, South Korea, the Philippines.”

Biden calls Japan ‘xenophobic’ for not accepting many immigrants, compares to China, Russia

Biden calls Japan ‘xenophobic’ for not accepting many immigrants, compares to China, Russia

President Biden called the allied nation of Japan “xenophobic” in a speech this week, alongside a slew of other nations he claims are suffering from lack of immigration. Biden made the remarks extolling the virtues and benefits of immigration on Wednesday at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. “This election is about freedom, America and democracy. That’s why I badly need you. You know, one of the reasons why our economy is growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants.” BIDEN ADMIN CONDEMNED FOR CONSIDERING PLANS TO ACCEPT PALESTINIAN REFUGEES: ‘A NATION COMMITTING SUICIDE’ “Why is China stalling so badly economically? Why is Japan having trouble? Why is Russia? Why is India? Because they’re xenophobic,” the president continued.  Japan and India are considered important allies of the United States, while China and Russia are seen as rival powers with strained international relationships towards the West. Biden suggested these countries’ lower levels of immigration compared to the US is what is causing their respective economic concerns. “They don’t want immigrants. Immigrants are what makes us strong. Not a joke. That’s not hyperbole, because we have an influx of workers who want to be here and want to contribute.” Fox News Digital reached out to the Embassy of Japan for comment but did not receive a response. JAPANESE TOWN TO BUILD SCREEN BLOCKING MOUNT FUJI VIEW IN BID TO FEND OFF TOURISTS Several Japanese lawmakers reacted to Biden’s comments on social media, expressing confusion or skepticism towards the president’s attitude. “Migration is a problem that European leaders are struggling with too. There aren’t any countries that have solved this problem as of now,” said Mizuho Umemura, a member of the conservative Nippon Ishin no Kai Party who holds a seat in the House of Councilors. He continued, “I hope that President Biden will solve the problem in New York before he says things like this. Depending on the presidential election, there could be a 180-degree change in policy, and there is no need for Japan to follow suit.” Fellow House of Councilors member and leader of the right-wing populist Sansei Party Sohei Kamiya was more direct, writing that U.S. “failures” caused by immigration contribute to Japan’s hesitance to embrace similar practices. “It’s not that we’re xenophobic, we are being cautious after seeing your failures,” Kamiya said. “You are meddling too much in our internal affairs.” National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby defended Biden’s remarks on Thursday in a press gaggle. “Look, I think the broader point the president was making and I think people all around the world recognize this, that the United States is a nation of immigrants and it’s in our DNA,” Kirby told reporters. “We’re stronger for it. We’re not going to walk away from it. And that’s the broader point that he was making.” Asked why the president singled out two ally nations to make the point, Kirby demurred and emphasized that Biden was intending to praise the U.S., not denigrate Japan or India. “Again, making a broader point about this country, our country. Our allies know very well how much the president respects them, values their friendship, values their contributions,” Kirby responded. “And you don’t have to look honestly very far, very hard to see that bear out in the things that we’ve been doing in the Indo-Pacific with Japan, South Korea, the Philippines.”

President Biden condemns violent anti-Israel protests, won’t call up National Guard

President Biden condemns violent anti-Israel protests, won’t call up National Guard

President Biden broke his silence on Thursday regarding the anti-Israel demonstrations that are roiling colleges and universities around the nation, condemning the violence that has broken out and saying that “there’s the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos.” “Violent protest is not protected. Peaceful protest is,” he said. “It’s against the law when violence occurs. Destroying property is not a peaceful protest. “ Biden, who has been facing mounting media and political pressure to speak out, made the comments Thursday morning as he departed the White House.   On his way out, he noted that he would not be calling in the National Guard to quell the protests. LIVE UPDATES: POLICE AT UCLA CLEAR ANTI-ISRAEL ENCAMPMENT, DETAIN PROTESTERS  On the other side of the country, dramatic scenes are unfolding on the campus of UCLA, where police have been removing barricades surrounding a pro-Palestinian encampment and are detaining protesters.  Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that “The president is being kept regularly updated on what’s happening” when asked why he hasn’t spoken out recently about the demonstrations.  RESURFACED POST COMES BACK TO HAUNT BIDEN AFTER ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTS SWEEP THE NATION  “He is monitoring the situation closely. So is his team,” she added. “And I would just add that no president, no president has spoken more forcefully about combating antisemitism than this president.”   Jean-Pierre also claimed that Biden is “not doing a both sides scenario here” when it comes to addressing supporters of Israelis and Palestinians. 

Trump slams ‘radical left lunatics’ creating chaos on college campuses nationwide

Trump slams ‘radical left lunatics’ creating chaos on college campuses nationwide

Former President Trump slammed the anti-Israel “radical left lunatics” creating chaos at colleges nationwide, highlighting that the antisemitism on campuses is promoted by the left, not conservatives.  “This is a movement from the left. These are radical left lunatics, and they’ve got to be stopped now because it’s going to go on and on. And it’s going to get worse, and worse,” Trump said Thursday morning outside of a Manhattan courtroom where he is standing trial.  “And, you know, they take over countries, and we’re not letting them take over the USA. We’re not letting the radical left morons take over this country.”  Student agitators have infiltrated college campuses nationwide in recent weeks, including radicals on Columbia University’s campus taking over the campus’ Hamilton Hall building, while schools such as UCLA, Harvard and Yale are working to clear student encampments where protesters demand their elite schools completely divest from Israel.  LIVE UPDATES: NY V. TRUMP TRIAL TO RESUME WITH GAG ORDER PROCEEDINGS AFTER JUDGE FINES TRUMP $9K The protests are associated with groups tied to far-left organizations backed by dark money and liberal mega-donor George Soros, Fox News Digital previously reported. Namely, the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) has had a large presence amid the protests on Columbia University’s campus, as well as on the campuses of UCLA, Tufts and the University of Texas at Austin.  In his remarks Thursday, Trump praised law enforcement officers in New York City and Los Angeles for working to clear encampments and Columbia’s Hamilton Hall, and make arrests amid the chaos.  NY V TRUMP TO RESUME WITH GAG ORDER HEARING AFTER TRUMP FINED $9K, THREATENED WITH JAIL TIME  “I’m so proud of the New York’s finest… I know so many of them. They’re incredible. They did a good job at Columbia and likewise in Los Angeles. They did a really good job at UCLA. It was very much embedded,” Trump continued.   “And just so you understand, this is the radical left. This is a movement from the left, not from the right. The right is not your problem. Despite what law enforcement likes to say, the FBI director said that he worries about the right.” JUDGE FINES TRUMP THOUSANDS OVER VIOLATING GAG ORDER, WARNS ‘INCARCERATORY PUNISHMENT’ COULD BE NEXT The NY v. Trump case focuses on Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, paying former pornographic actor Stormy Daniels $130,000 to allegedly quiet her claims of an alleged extramarital affair she had with the then-real estate tycoon in 2006. Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels. Prosecutors allege that the Trump Organization reimbursed Cohen and fraudulently logged the payments as legal expenses. Prosecutors are working to prove that Trump falsified records with the intent to commit or conceal a second crime, which is a felony, in violation of a New York law called “conspiracy to promote or prevent election.”

Anti-McCarthy GOP rebels distance themselves from push to oust Speaker Johnson

Anti-McCarthy GOP rebels distance themselves from push to oust Speaker Johnson

The House GOP rebels who ousted ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the fall are now hesitant to embrace the new push to boot current House Speaker Mike Johnson from the job. “I don’t think it’s a good idea. The support’s not there. I’m glad they’re getting it out of the way, but waiting another week just keeps it in the press,” Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., said on Wednesday. Burchett spoke with Fox News Digital hours after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced she would force a House-wide vote on ousting Johnson, R-La., sometime next week via a procedural move known as a motion to vacate the chair.  She filed her resolution in late March, but she is expected to note it as “privileged” next week – meaning House leaders will have two legislative days to either call a vote on the measure itself or first try to kill it via a vote to table the resolution. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE CALLS JOHNSON’S FOREIGN AID PACKAGE HIS ‘3RD BETRAYAL’ OF AMERICAN PEOPLE However, beyond finding impassioned support in Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Greene’s push has mostly fallen flat within the House GOP. That includes the seven remaining House Republicans out of the original eight who voted with Democrats to boot McCarthy, R-Calif., in early October. When asked what was different about the situation now, Burchett told reporters the rebels were “100% sure that we’d put a Republican in.” “You’ve got Republicans in districts [where] Democrats won the White House by 15 points. So in an election year, anything can happen,” he said. Additionally, while nearly all the rebels expressed disappointment in their belief that Johnson has not fought hard enough for House GOP priorities since winning the gavel in late October, most were hesitant to say if they wanted to go through another midterm speaker election – while others outright rejected the idea. 3RD REPUBLICAN CALLS FOR SPEAKER JOHNSON’S OUSTER OVER $95B FOREIGN AID PLAN “I don’t support the motion to vacate. I’m still recovering from the first one,” Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. told Fox News Digital on Monday. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who spearheaded McCarthy’s ouster, said, “I’ll probably support a motion to table it.” When asked what he thought of Greene announcing she would force the vote next week, Gaetz told Fox News Digital, “I think everybody’s got the weekend to think about it.” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., indicated last month that he wanted a new House GOP leader but pointed out that Republicans had a thinner majority than when he and the others forced out McCarthy. He has not indicated anything about changing his position since. “I think there’s a lot of dissatisfaction within the Republican Party. I think the speaker guarantees himself that there will be a contest for the speaker, I hope, in November. I think that’s the wise course when you’re sitting at a 216 to 213 margin,” Good told reporters. Similarly, both Reps. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., and Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., expressed displeasure with Johnson’s leadership but told CNN and The Hill respectively that a Johnson ouster is not likely right now. TENSIONS ERUPT ON HOUSE FLOOR AS CONSERVATIVES CONFRONT JOHNSON ON $95B FOREIGN AID PLAN Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., who is retiring at the end of this year, would not give reporters an indication of his thinking earlier this week. “It’s my understanding that even if she tries to move it, we’ve got, I don’t know, 48 hours to figure out what’s going to happen,” Rosendale said. “So I guess I have plenty of time to think about it.” When asked about their lukewarm reception to her push, Greene told Fox News Digital, “I think that’s the question you’ll have to ask them.” “But if they stand by the words and the statements that they made when they voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership after he basically did nothing wrong, I would think that they would be the first ones running to vote to vacate Mike Johnson,” Greene said. In comments to reporters alongside Greene, however, Massie said early on Wednesday evening that he anticipates more GOP support next week. “I’ll go out on a limb and predict there’ll be enough votes to show that Mike Johnson can’t be elected speaker in January because although he can get Democrat votes on a motion to table, it’s not a motion to table vote on January 3rd,” Massie said, referring to closed-door House GOP leadership elections. Both Massie and Greene were emphatically against toppling McCarthy last year. The eighth Republican who voted to oust McCarthy, former Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., left the House in March before the end of his term.

Satanists not welcome in schools but ‘welcome to go to hell’ says state superintendent

Satanists not welcome in schools but ‘welcome to go to hell’ says state superintendent

Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters took a dig at The Satanic Temple (TST) on Wednesday after the organization said they would place ministers in public schools if Senate Bill (SB) 36 becomes law.  “In Oklahoma, we have conservative values. President Joe Biden and the National Education Association want Christianity out of the classroom and are advocating for our kids to have zero morality and faith,” Walters told Fox News Digital in a statement.   “Let me be crystal clear: Satanists are not welcome in Oklahoma schools, but they are welcome to go to hell,” the Republican superintendent said. FLORIDA BILLS WOULD ALLOW SATANIC PRIESTS TO SERVE AS VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Walters’ comments come as Oklahoma’s House passed SB 36, which would allow volunteer chaplains in schools. If it becomes law, it would permit volunteer chaplains in public schools but require districts to conduct background checks, barring those with a criminal history, including sex offenders or felons. Chaplains can also be dismissed for child abuse, negligence or moral misconduct. TST is already preparing to deploy its “ministers” in public schools if it becomes law, the organization said in a statement. “While we would prefer states to invest in professional counselors over unlicensed religious support for students, we are prepared to adapt to these legislative conditions,” Rachel Chambliss, TST’s executive director, said. “We are committed to offering compassionate guidance to students who come to us so that we can help make positive changes in their lives by listening to their needs and providing support.”  SATANIC TEMPLE LEADER CHALLENGES ‘PATHETIC LITTLE COWARD’ DESANTIS TO DEBATE OVER GROUP’S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS If the bill passes in the Senate, it would take effect on Nov. 1. TST also recently challenged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to a debate on religious freedom after the governor singled out satanists by saying they were not allowed to participate in a new chaplain program, similar to Oklahoma’s, signed into law last month. DESANTIS PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR DEVIL STATUE DECAPITATOR, SAYS GOVT SHOULD NOT RECOGNIZE SATANISM AS ‘RELIGION “Some have said that if you do a school chaplain program, that, somehow, you’re going to have satanists running around in all our schools. We’re not playing those games in Florida,” DeSantis said. “That is not a religion. That is not qualified to be able to participate in this. So, we’re going to be using common sense when it comes to this. You don’t have to worry about it.” TST threatened to sue the state if any of its members were banned from serving as chaplains in the program. Co-founder of the group, Lucien Greaves, previously told Fox News Digital the legislation indicates DeSantis is unaware of how the law works and unaware that the bill he signed into law “does in fact allow Satanic chaplains in schools.”  Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.