Coverage dated September 21, 2022 to September 22, 2022
Hot mic catches South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol swearing about US lawmakers
Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri
By Heather Chen, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN A criticism of US lawmakers by the President of South Korea has gone viral on social media — after a hot mic picked him up using an expletive. Yoon Suk Yeol appears to have made the remark after meeting US President Joe Biden at a conference
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was caught on a hot mic criticizing members of Congress yesterday, saying it would be “humiliating” for President Joe Biden if they do not pass the $6 billion in funding he pledged to the Global Fund.
Political foes accused already-unpopular President Yoon Suk-yeol of causing "a major diplomatic mishap" with his "foul language tarnishing the U.S. Congress."
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.
In politics, it's whatever works. Alas, for Mr. Yoon, not much is working -- either the truth or lies. He's got very low approval numbers and angered the nation
The president's comments were apparently made in reference to Biden's push to increase the US contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria
By Heather Chen, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN A criticism of US lawmakers by the President of South Korea has gone viral on social media — after a hot mic picked him up using an expletive. Yoon Suk Yeol appears to have made the remark after meeting US President Joe Biden at a conference
