Hong Jun-pyo: "Yoon, a clumsy dolphin who makes gaffes every day... I am the rightful heir of this party"

People Power Party presidential candidates, Representative Hong Joon-pyo (left) and former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl (right). [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] Hong Jun-pyo, a preliminary candidate for the People Power Party's presidential primary, who has been continuously throwing jabs at former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, this time warned, "The world is not that easy. Be serious and cautious."

On the 7th, Hong posted on his Facebook, "I was horrified to see a certain person from Yoon's side use the metaphor of 'dolphins and anchovies,'" he said. This is interpreted as a critical message aimed at Yoon's camp, which previously likened former Prosecutor General Yoon to a 'dolphin' and other candidates to 'anchovies' and 'mackerel.'

Hong belittled Yoon by saying, "The so-called dolphin that person claims to be is nothing more than a conditioned reflex fish that moves according to the fish thrown by the trainer."

He emphasized, "However, I am not a fish living my life with a clear personal conviction," and added, "I am not a drifter wandering here and there like that person, but a rightful heir who has protected this party with integrity and loyalty."

He continued, "These days, I see an untrained dolphin that keeps making gaffes daily and is only obsessed with trivial ranking," and "I also see groups following that dolphin, running like lemmings toward a cliff. It's truly pitiful and sad."

He concluded, "Politics is something that can suddenly collapse in an instant," and "This weekend morning reminds me of 'El Condor Pasa' sung by Simon & Garfunkel (El condor PASA ? the migratory bird flies away)."

Earlier, on the 6th, Hong also sharpened his words, saying, "Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol is the person who destroyed the conservative right-wing camp," and "Even when he was head of the Central District Prosecutors' Office, he rose five ranks above his peers in a sudden promotion. The background of that promotion was because he put former President Park Geun-hye behind bars."

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