xenophobia

Trump says Biden called him xenophobic when he closed air travel from China and Biden denies that. Here is what happened. The first reported case of Covid in the United States occurred on January 21, 2020. On January 31 Trump closed down air travel from China. The next day Biden tweeted, “We are in the midst of a crisis with the coronavirus. We need to lead the way with science — not Donald Trump’s record of hysteria, xenophobia, and fear-mongering. He is the worst possible person to lead our country through a global health emergency.” During a March 12 press conference Biden said, the United States should not be overly dismissive of the outbreak, “but neither should we panic or fall back on xenophobia. On March 18 Trump said “I always treated the Chinese Virus very seriously, and have done a very good job from the beginning, including my very early decision to close the ‘borders’ from China. Biden replied the same day: “Stop the xenophobic fear-mongering. Be honest. Take responsibility. Do your job.”