Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Democratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida Harris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle MORE hit back at North Korea on Wednesday after its state-run media outlet slammed him as a “fool of low IQ," saying it was "no surprise" that country "would prefer" President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE remain in the Oval Office.

“As Vice President Biden said in Philadelphia, Donald Trump ‘embraces dictators and tyrants like Putin and Kim Jong Un Kim Jong UnSatellite images indicate North Korea preparing for massive military parade South Korea warns of underwater missile test launch by North Korea Trump says he didn't share classified information following Woodward book MORE’ while alienating our closest allies. That is antithetical to who we are and it has to change,” Andrew Bates, the Biden presidential campaign’s director of rapid response, told The Hill in a statement.

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“Trump has also been repeatedly tricked into making major concessions to the murderous regime in Pyongyang while getting nothing in return. Given Vice President Biden's record of standing up for American values and interests, it’s no surprise that North Korea would prefer that Donald Trump remain in the White House,” he added.

The comment came after North Korea’s KCNA news agency published a commentary piece excoriating the former vice president.

“He is self-praising himself as being the most popular presidential candidate. This is enough to make a cat laugh,” the agency wrote. The news outlet went on to belittle Biden as a “fool of low IQ,” citing his college grades and disparaging him for falling asleep at a 2011 speech by former President Obama.

“Explicitly speaking, we will never pardon anyone who dare provoke the supreme leadership of the DPRK but will certainly make them pay for it,” KCNA wrote.

It was not immediately clear if North Korea was responding to a specific comment Biden had made.

Besides mentioning Kim at his campaign launch Saturday and last week, Biden also slammed the North Korean leader as a “thug,” citing allegations he had his uncle executed.

Biden has emerged as the Democratic primary front-runner since he announced his presidential bid last month, beating out all other contenders in every national poll since he declared his White House campaign and garnering millions of dollars in campaign donations.