March 19, 2024
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North Korea says racist language about Obama was a ‘proper reaction’

Foreign Ministry spokesman says attacks motivated by Obama's 'unpardonable insult' against the DPRK

The North Korean Government responded on Monday to U.S. condemnation of recent racist attacks directed toward President Obama, calling them “a proper reaction."

The DPRK Foreign Ministry defended the pair of articles published by the Korean Central News Agency on May 2, which quoted numerous racist and inflammatory remarks supposedly made by North Korean citizens.

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