President Joe Biden, who is running for re-election in the November presidential election, criticized former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant remarks at an Asian Pacific American event on the 13th. President Biden mentioned former President Trump at an event held at the White House on this day to commemorate ‘Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month’ and said, “While we fight for comprehensive immigration system reform, he \u201cThey are calling me a rapist and a murderer,\u201d he said. \u201cHe (former President Trump) said, \u2018They are not people, and they are polluting the blood of America,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cMy predecessor wanted a country for only some of us. We want an America for all of us.\u201d emphasized.<\/p>\n
President Biden said, \u201cThere has been a continued conflict of values and vision in the United States,\u201d and criticized former President Trump again for pursuing \u201crevenge and retaliation.\u201d \u201cWe are making history together,\u201d he said, citing the signing of a bill establishing a committee to consider establishing a National Museum of Asian and Pacific American History and Culture in 2022.<\/p>\n
During his congratulatory address, President Biden personally called Cristeta Comerford, a Filipino American who was promoted to White House chef in 2005 under President George W. Bush, to the podium and publicly praised her. He added, “She’s amazing,” and joked, “In fact, when I first came (to the White House), I was 20 pounds (about 9 kg) lighter.”<\/p>\n
Chinese American actress Lucy Liu attended the event. In his congratulatory address, he said his son was confident in his identity, adding, “This is surprising given the contrast with my own childhood, when I distanced myself from my heritage in order to feel a stronger sense of belonging.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"