South Korean president caught swearing on hot mic after talk with Joe Biden – video

Yoon Suk-yeol was 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?' This was apparently in reference to Biden's 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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