South Korean President Yoon’s profane reaction to Biden speech caught on hot mic

South Korean President Yoon's profane reaction to Biden speech caught on hot mic. South Korean official tries to play down President Yoon's remark suggesting Biden could be embarrassed if Congress does not approve UN funding. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol went viral for his hot mic reaction to President Biden's remarks at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. Yoon, who took office in May, reacted to Biden's pledge to increase the U.S. contribution to the U.N. Global Fund, which would require congressional approval. "How could Biden not lose damn face if these f---ers do not pass it in Congress?" Yoon asked his aides on a hot mic Wednesday, according to the South China Morning Post. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's profanity-laced hot mic criticism of U.S. goes viral. Seoul — Already battling record-low approval ratings, South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol has landed in trouble again after his disparaging remarks about key ally the United States were caught on a hot mic. Yoon, a political novice who took office in May, is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, and chatted on Wednesday with Joe Biden during a photo op at the Global Fund where the U.S. president had just pledged $6 billion.

2022-09-24T16:56:02+00:00
Duration: 01:55