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North Korea Issues Warning To United States: ‘Refrain From Causing a Stink’

Charlotte Pence Bond
North Korea Issues Warning To United States: ‘Refrain From Causing a Stink’
Photographer: Jorge Silva/Pool via Bloomberg via Getty Images

North Korea issued its first official statement directed at the new Biden administration on Tuesday as members of the United States government arrived in Asia, telling the U.S. to “refrain from causing a stink at its first step.”

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, issued a warning to the United States as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Asia for meetings with authorities in Japan and South Korea. Their schedule reportedly includes gatherings on Tuesday in Tokyo and then in Seoul on Wednesday.

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