North Korea, US: Kim Jong-un’s savage snub to Joe Biden

Kim Jong-un enjoyed a bromance of sorts with Donald Trump, but Joe Biden has been savagely snubbed by the North Korean leader.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been giving US President Joe Biden the cold shoulder – a sharp contrast to his relationship with his predecessor Donald Trump.

A Biden administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters the White House reached out to Mr Kim “through several channels starting in mid-February, including in New York”.

“To date, we have not received any response from Pyongyang,” the official added.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been ignoring Joe Biden.

The US President has been trying to reach out. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP

Secretary of Defence and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are expected to meet with officials in Japan and South Korea next week, despite the White House’s failed efforts to reach Mr Kim.

Those meetings will most likely highlight concerns about North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, Reuters reported.

Mr Trump and Mr Kim enjoyed a bromance of sorts during the former president’s administration, though Mr Kim was ultimately not convinced to give up his ballistic missiles.

The former president previously claimed that Mr Kim wrote him “beautiful letters” and that they “fell in love”.

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A beautiful friendship: Kim Jong-un enjoyed a bromance of sorts with Donald Trump. Picture: Saul Loeb/AFP

Mr Trump also reportedly offered Mr Kim a ride on Air Force One after their summit in Vietnam.

The pair also had their falling outs. At their worst, Mr Trump threatened to rain “fire and fury” down on Mr Kim and taunted him with his “bigger and more powerful” nuclear button – and the North Korean dictator called Mr Trump a deranged “dotard”.