U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who was visiting Seoul, slammed North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un's brutal dictatorship, leading to the country firing more ballistic missiles.
What Happened: Harris called Pyongyang for its illegal arms program and rampant human rights violations during her visit to the inter-Korean border on Thursday.
Soon after the vice president left Seoul late Thursday, Kim s isolated nation fired two ballistic missiles from north of its capital in the direction of her flight, according to Reuters. This was the third such launch in five days.
Is Donald Trump still in touch with Kim Jong Un, Putin? In the North, we see a brutal dictatorship, rampant human rights violations, and an unlawful weapons program that threatens peace and stability, Harris said.
The White House said that Harris and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol reaffirmed the goal of completely denuclearizing the Korean peninsula. The United States and the world seek a stable and peaceful Korean peninsula where the DPRK is no longer a threat, Harris said.
The U.S. vice president was in the demilitarized zone DMZ separating the two Koreas after arriving in Seoul early on Thursday. After North Korea's recent ballistic missile tests, she traveled to the Korean DMZ to show solidarity with Seoul.