US President Joe Biden condemns 'un-American' racist attacks on Asian Americans

Joe Biden in his first address to the nation decried vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans over the pandemic

US President Joe Biden delivers his first prime time address as president. Credit: Reuters

US President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned what he called "vicious hate crimes" committed against Asian Americans since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, calling such acts "un-American" and demanding they stop.

"Too often, we've turned against one another," Biden said in his first primetime address, detailing the progress made in the fight against Covid-19.

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He decried "vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans who have been attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated" over the pandemic, which originated in China, adding: "It's wrong. It's un-American. And it must stop."