Lee Jun-seok to Tak Hyun-min: "Saw the true face of Moon's aides... A progressive old-fashioned regime"

Tak Hyun-min "Lee Jun-seok has not changed since 2012"

Former Lee Jun-seok, Supreme Council Member of the United Future Party (currently People Power Party). [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Lee Jun-seok (36), former Supreme Council member of the United Future Party (now People Power Party), mocked Tak Hyun-min (48), the Blue House Protocol Secretary, who called him "Lee Jun-seok-gun" on the 14th, calling it a "regime of progressive old-fashioned conservatives."

On the same day, the former Supreme Council member wrote on his Facebook, "Many people are pointing out that Tak Hyun-min called me 'Lee Jun-seok-gun,' but don't you all already know what that means?"

He said, "Isn't it nothing to be surprised about? It seems like they want me to get angry when I see that, but I won't get angry," adding, "It's enough to see the true face of the president working with certain aides."

He continued, "Of course, since I saw the president's true face yesterday, I'm not surprised," and criticized, "A regime of progressive old-fashioned conservatives, and the outcome is DTD (Down Team is Down - the team that goes down, goes down)."

Earlier, President Moon criticized the controversy over his private residence in Yangsan, Gyeongnam, on his Facebook on the 12th, saying, "I understand it's election season, but please keep it to that extent. It's petty and embarrassing." In response, the former Supreme Council member commented on the post, "I am embarrassed too, Mr. President, a farmer with 11 years of experience."

Also, the former Supreme Council member mentioned the controversy over President Moon's Yangsan residence violating farmland laws the day before, saying, "The reason I don't believe (President Moon) farmed is that if the president had farmed wearing a straw hat, Tak Hyun-min or anyone would have surely used it for promotion a few times."

He added, "In a situation where vaccine transport training(?) and vaccine inoculation observation(?) are being promoted, all our citizens are 'Cheongjalal' (those who know the Blue House well) and 'Takjalal' (those who know Tak Hyun-min well)."

Tak Hyun-min, Protocol Secretary at the Blue House. [Photo by Yonhap News]

In response, Secretary Tak said on his Facebook, "Perhaps Lee Jun-seok-gun doesn't know what the president's job is," and added, "He said, 'If there was a president wearing a straw hat, they would have promoted it, so why didn't they use it?' but vaccine inoculation and transport site inspections are matters the president directly oversees, and a straw hat president is something unnecessary. The former is for the people, and the latter is for oneself."

He also pointed out, "Lee Jun-seok-gun hasn't changed since his apology in 2012. Repeated mistakes become a way of life over time," and said, "It's something to be cautious about."

The incident Secretary Tak referred to was when the former Supreme Council member posted a cartoon on Facebook depicting then-Democratic Party senior advisor President Moon's neck being cut and later apologized for it.

In response, the former Supreme Council member criticized, "Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-guk, Tak Hyun-min, and others are all stepping up with personal attacks and lectures. They must really be hurt," adding, "Since they can't explain the 11 years of farming experience, they must be trying to put out the fire somehow."

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