尹 “Changing party leader inside general…”
Lee “I understand clearly without any misunderstanding”
President’s Office “Sorry for exposing private text messages”
Noo: “This makes people’s livelihoods more difficult”
In a telegram conversation with Kwon Seong-dong, acting representative of People’s Power and floor leader Yoon Seok-yeol, President Yoon Seok-yeol described Lee Jun-seok as ‘the party leader who used to shoot internally’, causing a strong wave in the political arena.
On the 27th, CEO Lee, who was reluctant to speak following the photo was reported, expressed his discomfort by referring to the lion’s idiom ‘yangduguyuk’ (羊頭狗肉), which means something that is shiny on the outside but not humble on the inside. It’s regrettable,” he said.
“I understand clearly without any misunderstanding”… Replies to ‘Sweet Goose Meat’
On the same day, CEO Lee wrote on his Facebook page, “The head of a sheep is hung in the front, and dog meat is received from the normal boats and sold in the back.” This is a reference to the lion’s idiom, ‘yangduguyuk’, which is interpreted as expressing an uncomfortable feeling in the conversation between President Yoon and acting Kwon.
Representative Lee, who is visiting Ulleungdo, wrote, “It’s good that everything on this island is honest as you see it. Thank you. Ulleungdo” and “On that island, when the camera disappears, they open their eyes and yell at them, and when the camera comes in, they come to shake hands with a half-moon smile.” ‘That island’ mentioned by CEO Lee is interpreted to mean Yeouido and ‘this island’ to mean Ulleungdo.
President Lee sent a text message to Yonhap News on the same day, saying, “I understood President Yoon’s text message clearly without any misunderstanding. It seems to be claiming that the text clearly contains President Yoon’s negative attitude toward him.
Presidential Office “It is very undesirable to expose private texts”
As the situation escalated, the president’s office directly started to evolve. The presidential office expressed regret that the text messages exchanged privately were exposed, but blocked an extended interpretation, saying that President Yoon had never commented negatively on Lee.
In response to a reporter’s question regarding the position of President Yoon’s text message in the briefing room of the presidential office on the same day, Choi Young-beom, chief of public relations at the presidential office, said, “It is highly undesirable that the contents of private conversations were exposed in any way and caused some misunderstanding to the public or various media.” expressed regret.
Choi said, “I know Acting Kwon made his position and explained it, but in addition to that, it is not appropriate for the presidential office to make an official statement,” he said. .
“It is not desirable to over-interpret text messages exposed by chance or to give excessive political meaning to them,” he said. No,” he reiterated.
尹 “The party leader who used to shoot internally changed…”
The National Assembly Photo Correspondents filmed and reported on a cell phone screen where Acting Kwon exchanged telegram messages with President Yoon at the main assembly hall of the National Assembly around 4 pm the day before. Looking at the photo, President Yoon sent a message to Acting Kwon, saying, “Our party is doing well, we have to keep doing this.” President Yoon said it was inappropriate for the president to comment on his duties at the time of the Party Ethics Committee’s disciplinary action once morest Chairman Lee.
Kim Yong-tae, a member of the People’s Power Supreme Council, said in a radio interview that day, “It is regrettable that the rumor that the president hated the party leader was evidenced in an unwanted manner and timing.” On the other hand, Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo left a message that seemed to support President Yoon, saying, “The president is also a person” to a related question on a supporter communication platform.
Acting Kwon apologized, “It is entirely my fault that the contents of my private conversation with the president were exposed and caused misunderstanding through my carelessness.” He also cautioned once morest expanding interpretations, saying, “President Yoon served as the acting party representative and was trying to comfort me and thank me for my efforts in organizing the circle.”
Noo criticized “This makes people’s livelihoods more difficult”
Criticism was also rampant in the opposition. Woo Sang-ho, chairman of the Democratic Party’s emergency countermeasures committee, criticized at a non-captain meeting on the morning of the 27th, saying, “Is the Republic of Korea idle enough to send such a text message to Kwon Seong-dong, acting leader of the People’s Power, because the president removed the leader of his party and felt good?”
Chairman Woo said, “The content of the text message is very shocking,” he said. He continued, “When I saw the smiles of President Yoon and Hek-kwan Yoon, who relied on President Lee to win votes from young people and now cut off young representatives saying they were firing inside, I realized once more the cruelty of politics. Is there any hope for such a president? I’m a little skeptical.”
Hong Min-seong, reporter at Hankyung.com [email protected]
Shin Hyun-bo, reporter at Hankyung.com [email protected]
