Correction 02.03.2017: U.S. National Security Adviser Herbert Raymond McMaster and his South Korean counterpart Kim Kwan-jin held talks over the phone

Last month’s resignation of U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is a “direct result” of the Democratic Party’s “full-fledged accusations and offensive posture” against the Trump administration, Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), reported on Wednesday.

In a remarkably detailed piece of coverage of American politics, Rodong Sinmun’s editorial discussed at length the allegations against Flynn, who resigned on February 14 after less than a month in office over allegations