A hot mic captured South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol calling lawmakers “f*ckers” during the United Nations General Assembly this week.
The actual word was the Korean word for “throw out” and Yoon was talking about how he would be embarrassed if the National Assembly, which is controlled by the main opposition Democratic Party, rejected the $100 million he pledged to contribute to the Global Fund over three years, she said.
Likewise, a senior presidential official said that it was highly unfortunate that conclusions were made about Yoon’s comments. E.U. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ambassador and AIDS activist Connie Mudenda look on as U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference in New York City on September 21, 2022. t Thursday it would “not comment on the hot mic comments.”
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