White House open to giving North Korea COVID aid despite Kim’s missile test threat

President Joe Biden will reunite with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Saturday in Seoul for a packed day of diplomacy with the country’s new leader, whose only been in office for 11 days.

As the specter of a North Korean missile or nuclear test hangs over the trip, the White House indicated Saturday morning a new openness to provide North Korea with coronavirus aid despite the threats. 

‘I think that we are very concerned about the COVID situation in the [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea]. We are very sensitive to the fact that they appear to be facing a quite serious situation and I think you’ve seen we stand ready to work with others in the international community as needed to provide assistance, and that includes obviously the [Republic of Korea], but it includes others,…