South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol was heard calling American lawmakers “offensive” after briefly meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss issues including support for the American electric car industry that wants South Korea to change it.

And a televised video clip showed Yoon telling South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin in New York, “What a shame for Biden if these idiots refuse to get him approved in Congress.”

According to Bloomberg, the comments were recorded over a microphone as Yoon and Park finished a short conversation with Biden at a Global Finance event.

This week, the two leaders were supposed to hold formal discussions on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, but instead spoke at an event for the Global Fund, which raises money to fight infectious diseases.

For his part, a senior official in South Korea’s presidential office told reporters in New York, “Yong’s statements are unofficial and have not been verified,” adding that “it is inappropriate to view such private statements as reflecting the administration’s diplomatic achievements.” .”

The White House statement said Biden and Yoon discussed cooperation on the security threat posed by North Korea across a wide range of priority issues, including supply chain resilience, critical technology, economic security, energy security, global health and climate. change.