During the debate, former vice president Joe Biden called President Donald Trump "xenophobic" — but contradicted a previous claim he made.
On January 31, President Donald Trump enacted a travel ban against those who had been to China in the previous 14 days to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic with a few exemptions, including U.S. citizens and green card holders. Trump brought it up Thursday night when mentioning his coronavirus response — and hit Biden for his early reaction to the move.