'No Mask' Min Kyung-wook Participated in US Rally... Ha Tae-kyung Says "Hopeless, Ashamed to Be in the Same Party"

Minkyung Wook Participates in 'American Version of Taegukgi Rally' Without Mask
Hataekyung: "National Disgrace, Must Expel Immediately"

Former lawmaker Min wore a red hat with the phrase "Make America Great Again" and participated in the local post-election protest alongside supporters of President Donald Trump. Photo by Min Kyung-wook, former lawmaker of the United Future Party (now People Power Party), from his Facebook page.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] On the 14th, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, fiercely criticized former Future United Party (now People Power Party) lawmaker Min Kyung-wook of the same party, saying, "He is beyond redemption. I am infinitely ashamed that he is in the same party as me." This comment was made regarding Min’s participation in the election protest alongside supporters of President Donald Trump in the United States.

On the same day, Ha posted on Facebook, "Min did not even wear a mask and led the election protest in the U.S., bringing disgrace to our country. He was recently selected as a target for replacement as a party district chairman, so we should not wait any longer and immediately expel him from the party," he said.

He continued, "Min’s behavior endangers the Korea-U.S. alliance, which the People Power Party values highly," adding, "At a time when cooperation with the incoming Biden administration is more important than anything else, if a member of our party participates in protests rejecting the election results recognized even by the U.S. Supreme Court, how would the Biden side view our party? This is an act that seriously damages the party’s dignity."

Ha pointed out, "Min participated in the protest without even wearing a mask," and said, "Even though the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. exceeds 200,000 per day, he did not follow even the minimum quarantine guidelines. Washington D.C., where Min held the protest, has enforced a mask mandate since July and imposes fines for violations, yet a Korean politician went to the U.S. and threatened the safety of that country."

Former lawmaker Min Kyung-wook attended a rally supporting President Donald Trump held in the United States on the 13th and conducted a Facebook Live broadcast without wearing a mask. Photo by Min Kyung-wook, former Future United Party (now People Power Party) lawmaker, Facebook capture.

Earlier, on the 13th, President Donald Trump posted a video on Twitter showing a large rally in Washington D.C. attended by thousands of his supporters. In the video, Min is seen wearing a red hat with the phrase "Make America Great Again" and standing at the front of the protestors.

On the same day, Min posted a screenshot of the video on his Facebook, saying, "I attended the Million MAGA March event today," and added, "President Trump tweeted the related video, and I appeared in two places."

Meanwhile, the People Power Party’s Party Affairs Audit Committee recommended replacing 49 district chairpersons, accounting for 36% of the 138 out-of-office party member councils, on the 7th. Min was included among those targeted for replacement. While the replacement candidates are resisting, the party’s Emergency Response Committee, which holds the final decision-making authority, has yet to reach a conclusion.

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