FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Makela/File Photo
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korean state media slammed former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden for criticising leader Kim Jong Un, calling the 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful "bereft of elementary quality as a human being."
The criticism contrasts with North Korea's repeated references to the good relationship between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump. Kim said in April that his personal relationship with Trump was still good despite the collapse of their second summit in Vietnam in February.
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