The White House tries to play down the remarks, made by the US President at a campaign fund-raising event in Washington.
US President Joe Biden hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House, in the US, in April 2024.
“Why is China stalling so badly economically? Why is Japan in trouble? Why is Russia in trouble? And India? Because they’re xenophobic. They don’t want immigrants,” Mr Biden said on May 1, with a transcript not made public until May 2. Such events are neither filmed nor recorded, but a small number of journalists attend and provide a written account.
While China and Russia are considered US rivals, Mr Biden’s remarks on Japan and India came as a surprise.
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