President of South Korea caught cursing the US congress while in NY
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Footage of the South Korean leader cursing US congress goes viral in his country.
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South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol gestures during a ceremony at the National Assembly Library in Seoul on March 10. SONG KYUNG-SEOK/POOL/AFP.
Footage of South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol went viral in his country as he was caught mouthing the US congress while in New York to attend the UNGA.
Following a pledge made by the American President of $6 billion at The Global Fund event he was hosting, that requires congressional approval to pass, Suk-Yeol was recorded saying to his aides, "How could Biden not lose d*** face if these f***ers do not pass it in Congress?"
A video on YouTube of his remarks landed several million views within a few hours of being posted.
The new Korean leader that was elected to office in May.
The US is the key military ally of South Korea, basing more than 27,000 American troops in the country. The leader of the opposition Democratic Party, Park Hong-keun, stated that "foul language tarnishing the US Congress caused a major diplomatic mishap."
This is not Yoon's first act of dismissal against US officials, as he shunned US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she visited South Korea last August, as he was on vacation - in his own country.
Yoon was attending a theater performance in Seoul, socializing over dinner and drinks with the actors after the curtain-roll just a day before Pelosi arrived. The House Speaker instead met with South Korean lawmakers, after which images of Yoon having a good time went viral on social media.
The President's spokesman, Choi Young-bum, said the president's holiday was planned before Pelosi's trip, and that Yoon attended the play before Pelosi even arrived. He argued that Yoon was simply not available to meet Pelosi at that time.
This comes as an increasing number of South Koreans are voicing their opposition to their country's state of affairs with the US, and that the US military and Seoul's alliance with Washington is preventing the improvement of ties with North Korea which in turn is generating further tension.
On August 13, thousands of South Korean unionists and supporters rallied in Seoul downtown to protest against the joint US-South Korea war games that took place the end of August and held banners demanding that the US leave their land.
Thousands of South Korean progressives and unionists have gathered in downtown Seoul to protest against the joint #US-#SouthKorea military exercises scheduled to begin on August 22.
— AMERICAN WATCHER ☠(@joshuamills044) August 16, 2022
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Union leaders have been concerned regarding the risks that come with the policy of tougher sanctions on their North Korean neighbors.
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