Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun is blushing during remarks about the self-employed small businessmen who suffered damage from an emergency question about the current situation of quarantine, vaccine supply and demand, and vaccination timing due to Corona 19 held at the main assembly hall of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 8th. [이미지출처=연합뉴스]
[아시아경제 최은영 기자] Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun mentioned the recent invasion of the US Congress and said,’It has a strange feeling.’ Some commented on self-employed people the day before regarding the truthfulness of the remarks, and there is an opinion that the eyes are blinking. It is an interpretation that’Mr. Smile’ Jeong Se-gyun has changed.
Prime Minister Chung said on social media on the 9th, “At the beginning of the new year, seeing the congressional invasion of violence in the United States, which was considered a symbol of democracy, comes to mind with a strange feeling of depressedness.”
He added, “In a democratic system, the people are the owners and the ultimate goal should be the people,” he said. “Politics that discriminate against, divide, and agitate the people is the enemy of democracy.”
He said, “Easier than persuasion is incitement, and easier than conversation is dogmatism,” he said. “It is difficult and difficult, but we will persuade and talk, and we will try to make a country that lives well together, not just us, but a model of democracy,” Promised.
The Prime Minister’s office explained that the “sense of feeling” referred to by Prime Minister Chung refers to the case in which enthusiastic supporters of the Free Korean Party flocked to the National Assembly in December 2019, attempted to enter the main office without permission, and caused a physical conflict.
Earlier in the United States on the 6th (local time), President-elect Biden confirmed the victory of the presidential election, and President Trump’s supporters protesting the outcome broke into Congress. As a result, the Senate and House meetings were halted, and lawmakers including Vice President Mike Pence were evacuated. In the process of suppression, four people were killed, including one protesting woman was shot and killed.
Photo = Prime Minister Chung’s Facebook capture
Some people speculate that the remarks like this mean that Prime Minister Chung, who was considered a prosperous president, is raising his head in earnest. In other words, it is a’boney advice’ that contains a bitter reprimand against the opposition party that opposes the government’s policy every day, and at the same time, it shows a strong will to “only look at the people.”
Unfortunately, Prime Minister Chung’s comment on the violence that took place in the U.S. Congress coincided with showing’tears’ while referring to self-employed people by attending an emergency question on the quarantine and vaccine against novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) the previous day (8th). do.
On the 8th, Prime Minister Chung replied, “I cry how difficult it will be if I understand enough and do a reverse job,” said Justice Party lawmaker Bae Jin-kyo, who said, “The government should not let the merchant close the door unconditionally, but provide practical support that can withstand it even if the door is closed.” .
“How will I wipe the tears of self-employed people who have to pay rent even though they can’t do business?” she said to Congressman Bae, saying, “It’s really hard,” and stealing tears with a handkerchief.
He said, “I have spoken to the president and worried about this issue together,” he said. “I think it should be an opportunity to make countermeasures against the corona crisis with the government as well as in the politics.”
In response to Prime Minister Chung’s actions, politicians responded that’Sae-gyun Jeong has changed. Usually, Prime Minister Jung was called as one of the “big power sleep dragons” because he did not show such prominence compared to Gyeonggi Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myeong and Democratic Party representative Lee Nak-yeon. However, unusual actions from’tears’ to mention of the invasion of the US Congress have become a hot topic every day, and netizens’ reactions are mixed.
Some supporters said, “Prime Minister Jung’s tears showed genuine concern.” However, some criticized, “Isn’t it the tears of the crocodile?” and “Why didn’t you say that in February of last year,’It will be comfortable because the fortress has few customers’.”
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