Biden White House blames anti-Asian violence spike on rhetoric from 'certain political leaders'
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The White House on Friday took what appeared to be a thinly veiled attack at former President Donald Trump as it blamed a spike in anti-Asian violence and bias on rhetoric from “certain political leaders” -- as it announced an initiative to combat the spike in violence.
While it did not mention Trump by name, Democrats, including President Biden, criticized Trump last year for repeatedly referring to COVID-19 as the "China virus" or "Chinese virus" because it apparently originated in Wuhan, China. "Unfortunately, Donald Trump and his administration have failed to show almost any moral leadership when it comes to this issue," Biden said in April of last year. "Indeed, Trump’s attempts to deflect responsibility away from his own failures in addressing this pandemic by calling the coronavirus the ‘Chinese Virus’ during the White House press briefings stoked feelings of hatred and anger toward" Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
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