South Korean President , Denies Insulting US , on Hot Mic.<br />BBC reports that South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has denied making insulting remarks about the United States Congress. .<br />BBC reports that South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has denied making insulting remarks about the United States Congress. .<br />The remarks were caught on a hot mic after <br />Yoon Suk-yeol met with his U.S. counterpart, <br />President Joe Biden, in New York.<br />The recording, which quickly went viral on social media, <br />appears to show Yoon Suk-yeol call U.S. lawmakers <br />a Korean word that roughly translates to "idiots.".<br />The recording, which quickly went viral on social media, <br />appears to show Yoon Suk-yeol call U.S. lawmakers <br />a Korean word that roughly translates to "idiots.".<br />BBC reports that the remark came amid a conversation <br />about Biden's push to increase U.S. contribution <br />to a worldwide initiative known as the Global Fund.<br />According to a spokesperson for the South Korean <br />president, Yoon was misunderstood and actually <br />said a similar-sounding Korean word.<br />According to a spokesperson for the South Korean <br />president, Yoon was misunderstood and actually <br />said a similar-sounding Korean word.<br />Presidential spokeswoman Kim Eun-hye said <br />that Yoon was also speaking about the South <br />Korean parliament, not the U.S. Congress.<br />Presidential spokeswoman Kim Eun-hye said <br />that Yoon was also speaking about the South <br />Korean parliament, not the U.S. Congress.<br />BBC reports that Yoon first entered <br />politics just last year, winning the <br />presidential election by less than 1%. .<br />BBC reports that Yoon first entered <br />politics just last year, winning the <br />presidential election by less than 1%. .<br />Earlier this week, Yoon faced criticism <br />for missing Queen Elizabeth II's <br />lying-in-state after traveling to London.<br />Earlier this week, Yoon faced criticism <br />for missing Queen Elizabeth II's <br />lying-in-state after traveling to London.<br />Last year, Yoon had to backtrack <br />comments he made regarding <br />former President Chun Doo-hwan.<br />Last year, Yoon had to backtrack <br />comments he made regarding <br />former President Chun Doo-hwan.<br />Yoon had said that Chun, an authoritarian leader remembered for the massacre of protesters in 1980, was "good at politics.".<br />Yoon had said that Chun, an authoritarian leader remembered for the massacre of protesters in 1980, was "good at politics."
