Ha Tae-kyung: "Yoo Si-min, who says even the naked king is cool, should know the limits of flattery"

Yoo Si-min, Chairman of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the Future United Party, sharply criticized Yoo Si-min, chairman of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation, saying, "There should be limits to flattering the government."

On the 14th, Ha shared on his Facebook the statement by Yoo, who said, "Only the Korean media criticize the government regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)," and said, "Yoo attacked the Korean media by claiming that only the Korean media criticize the Moon Jae-in government over COVID-19," adding, "Yoo's sophistry is nothing new, but there should be limits to flattery."

He added, "I want to ask if he can say such things in front of the people lined up amid the mask shortage."

Ha also said, "Since Yoo, who claims to be the president's bodyguard, behaves like that, President Moon takes off his mask and praises himself as if he were the naked king," adding, "There is no need for sycophants who blindly flatter the naked king. I hope Yoo stops his sophistry that tries to muzzle the media that criticize insufficient and flawed government policies and urge for countermeasures."

Earlier, on the 13th, Yoo said on his YouTube channel 'Alileo,' "These days, objective evaluations of the Korean government's quarantine measures come from national newspapers such as CNN in the U.S., BBC in the U.K., and the South China Morning Post," adding, "Currently, only the Korean media criticize the government regarding COVID-19."

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