South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was overheard insulting American lawmakers, after briefly meeting President Joe Biden to discuss issues including U.S. electric-vehicle subsidies that South Korea wants to change.
“What an embarrassment for Biden, if these idiots refuse to grant it in Congress,” video broadcast on South Korean television showed Yoon telling Foreign Minster Park Jin in New York. The comments were caught on a microphone as Yoon and Park were leaving a brief chat with Biden at a Global Fund event. …
A senior South Korean presidential office official told reporters in New York that Yoon’s comments were unofficial and unverified. The official said it was inappropriate to view such private remarks as a reflection on the administration’s diplomatic achievements.
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