Lee Jae-myung's 'Should I pull down my pants?' remark, Park Yong-jin says, "Serious response to awkward and unpleasant question... Not presidential behavior"

Lee Jae-myung Turns Serious at 'Actress Scandal' Question
Park Yong-jin: "Not the Attitude of a President"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung and Democratic Party lawmaker Park Yong-jin attended the pledge ceremony for fair elections and the press day pre-event held at the Glad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul on the 1st, shaking hands and taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Park Yong-jin, a presidential candidate from the Democratic Party of Korea, directly criticized Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung's 'pants remark' on the 6th, saying, "If something like this happens in the main election, it would be a 'total disaster,'" calling his debate attitude inappropriate.

At the second debate for the Democratic Party's presidential primary held the previous day, when former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun asked about the 'actress scandal,' Governor Lee responded, "Should I pull my pants down one more time? What do you want me to do?"

Regarding this, Park appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "I was watching to see how Governor Lee would cleverly get through the situation, but instead of wit, it turned into a 'pants remark' story," pointing out that "it became an extremely embarrassing matter."

He added, "Even if there are unfavorable or unpleasant matters for oneself, one should respond (skillfully), but in the past, when asked difficult questions, he took out his in-ear monitor and threw it, and even left during a live broadcast interview. Seeing that, I thought it would be difficult for him to have the attitude of a president."

Park said, "We are just sparring among ourselves now, so maybe it can be overlooked," but added, "Even if there are unfavorable or unpleasant matters for oneself, one should respond like this (with wit), but he did not."

Regarding his attack on Governor Lee, Park said, "It is not even half or a quarter of what Lee Jae-myung did to Moon Jae-in during the 2017 presidential primary," and "I am just throwing a 'jab'."

He continued, "At that time, Lee almost attacked Moon at a UFC level. I remember it was chaos with arm locks and all," emphasizing, "So Lee should not feel hurt that 'Park Yong-jin is being too harsh on me,' but rather verify policies and debate."

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