S.Korea’s president says ‘untrue’ media reports threaten to damage US alliance amid hot mic controversy

SEOUL, Sept 26 — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday “untrue” media reports over his remarks threatened to damage relations with the United States after he was caught cursing on a hot mic during his visit to New York last week.

In the highest profile controversy, Yoon was caught cursing on a hot mic as he left an event in New York on Wednesday after a brief chat with US President Joe Biden. “What an embarrassment ... if these bastards refuse to approve it in parliament,” Yoon told Foreign Minister Park Jin in a video aired by South Korean broadcasters, which went viral on social media.His press secretary, Kim Eun-hye, dismissed the allegations, saying Yoon was referring to the South Korean parliament without mentioning Biden.

“I’d like to say that damaging the alliance with reports that are different from the facts puts the people at great risk,” he added, calling for efforts to establish facts.

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