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Also: Hot Mic Busts South Korean President Calling U.S. Lawmakers Idiots (Daily Beast)
Related: South Korean president overheard insulting U.S. Congress as idiots (Washington Post)
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Source: The Guardian and agencies
South Korea president criticised over gaffes at Queens funeral and UN
Yoon Suk-yeol accused of discourtesy in London and of swearing after chat to Joe Biden
Justin McCurry in Osaka and agencies
Fri 23 Sep 2022 10.18 BST
Last modified on Fri 23 Sep 2022 19.06 BST
South Koreas president has been accused of causing a diplomatic disaster after his first major international trip, to the Queens funeral and the UN general assembly, was marred by alleged discourtesy and an expletive directed at members of the US congress.
Yoon Suk-yeol, a conservative who was already battling low approval ratings only months after taking office, drew criticism from across the South Korean political spectrum after he failed to attend the Queens lying in state despite traveling to London.
On Wednesday, he was then caught swearing after a chat with Joe Biden on the sidelines of the UN general assembly that reportedly lasted less than a minute.
Speaking as he left an event in New York, Yoon was caught by a hot microphone saying to aides: How could Biden not lose face if these fuckers do not pass it in Congress? apparently in reference to Bidens push to increase the US contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which would require congressional approval.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/23/south-korea-president-criticised-over-gaffes-at-queens-funeral-and-un-yoon-suk-yeol
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Source: Daily Beast
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Hot Mic Busts South Korean President Calling U.S. Lawmakers Idiots
Dan Ladden-Hall
News Correspondent
Published Sep. 23, 2022 9:33AM ET
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol gave a disaster-class in diplomacy Wednesday when a hot mic caught him calling U.S. lawmakers idiots. Yoon made the comment after meeting with President Joe Biden at the Global Funds Seventh Replenishment Conference in New York City, where Biden committed $6 billion from the U.S. to support the public health campaign. The funding, which requires congressional sign-off, would go toward tackling global health issues including AIDS and malaria. It would be so humiliating for Biden if these idiots dont pass it in Congress, Yoon was heard saying to aides as they departed the event. Yoons spokesperson later said that he didnt actually say Biden, instead using a similar sounding Korean word, claiming that he was referring to South Koreas parliament instead of the U.S. Congress.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/hot-mic-busts-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-calling-us-lawmakers-idiots-after-meeting-with-biden
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