Facts About Video that Leader Kim Jong Un Call President Joe Biden as 'a Thug'
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| Facts About Video that Leader Kim Jong Un Call President Joe Biden as 'a Thug' |
The video clip sparked debate on social media about whether the subtitles of the video are legitimate. The video was first shared by TikTok user @tabitharetals. The subtitles of the video say: "Joe Biden is a weak president and an insult to North Korea, he is the thug letting protesters burn buildings down". The video has received over 18,000 likes as well as at least 3,338 shares and 955 comments since it was posted on TikTok, Newsweek report.
Several Twitter users appeared to assume the subtitles are valid and agreed with the words claimed to be said by the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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*Others questioned the validity of the subtitles, while some said the translation is untrue.
*Kim Jong Un did not call Biden a "thug" in the speech.
According to Newweek, the video circulating on social media is a clip from a speech Kim gave last year in early October at a military parade ceremony celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the country's ruling Workers' Party.
The ceremony marked the country's first military parade since 2018. The footage shared on social media shows Kim addressing the attendees of the ceremony.
The English translation of the words spoken by Kim in the video clip are as follows:
"To all the people of this entire country and soldiers of the Korean People's Army [North Korea's military force] on this October anniversary.
"To the public safety officers and the Worker-Peasant Red Guards and members of the Red Youth Guards [both of which are North Korean military reserve forces].
"To the delegates of the 75th anniversary celebration ceremony and citizens of Pyongyang [the North Korean capital].
"To the military officers and units participating in this military ceremony for this glorious October anniversary," Kim said.
The North Korean leader made no mention of the U.S. during his speech.
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