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| United States President Joe Biden delivers a speech after he was sworn in as the 46th US president on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2021 (Photo by=Jim Bourg/Reuters) |
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] A North Korean propaganda media outlet has mentioned Joe Biden's election as U.S. president for the first time over the weekend, though official state media have stayed mum on his administration.
DPRK Today, one of the North's propaganda websites, made the mention of Biden on Saturday, citing a report from Jaju Sibo, a pro-unification online media outlet in South Korea. "The U.S. Congress failed to declare Biden as the president on this day and had to confirm Biden as the winner the following day," DPRK Today said, referring to the insurrection at the Capitol on the day Congress was set to certify Biden as the new president.
This marks the first time a North Korean media outlet has mentioned Biden's victory since he won the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 7 (Washington time). North Korean media outlets had remained mum on the issue even when its closest ally Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of congratulations to Biden on Nov. 25.
