'I had no damn idea you could sing': Yoon's 'American Pie' stuns Biden


Biden presents a guitar signed by artist Don McLean to Yoon at the White House in Washington on April 26, 2023. - Reuters

WASHINGTON (AFP): From discussing nuclear war to belting out a beloved hit: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's White House visit ended on a high note when he sang Don McLean's 'American Pie' to great applause.

Yoon is on a six-day state visit to Washington, where he discussed with US President Joe Biden on Wednesday "the end" of any North Korean regime that used nuclear weapons against the allies.

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