"In This Situation, 'Not Going to Work, Yay?'... Is This What a Presidential Candidate Should Say?" Kim Nam-guk Directly Criticizes Yoon

Photo by Yoon Seok-yeol, former Prosecutor General's pet dog Instagram capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim So-young] Kim Nam-guk, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, directly criticized Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, regarding his social media (SNS) activities, saying, "His SNS posts, which are meant to show a friendly image, are not friendly at all. He ignores the difficulties of the people and artificially tries to squeeze out only a political image, which rather makes people uncomfortable."

Namguk Kim, Member of the Democratic Party of Korea.

On the 7th, Kim posted on his Facebook under the title "Inappropriate remarks that truly hurt the people," criticizing, "Is this something a presidential candidate should say now?"

He began by saying, "The entire nation is exhausted and struggling due to the never-ending COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, social distancing measures were extended for another two weeks, and self-employed business owners are suffering greatly."

He continued, "I want to ask if it is appropriate for a presidential candidate to leisurely post photos playing with his pet dogs during these times, saying 'Dad is not going to work, yay???'"

He added, "This is really too much. Even if you are not a politician, you should be cautious and careful now, worrying about self-employed business owners and various industries suffering from COVID-19 damages. But should a presidential candidate post excited messages like 'Yay' because he doesn't have to go to work after contact with a confirmed case?"

Kim also questioned, "Did no one on his staff stop him?" and pointed out, "He should have apologized for violating the National Assembly's quarantine rules by visiting 103 lawmakers' offices and should have at least refrained from public activities for a certain period, but I find it hard to understand that there is no sign of such behavior."

He added, "His arrogant attitude, not apologizing or refraining from activities despite clearly doing wrong, feels like he is above everyone else. I hope he would engage in politics with common sense and proper behavior."

Earlier, former Prosecutor General Yoon canceled his schedule, including visits to Asan Hyunchungsa Shrine and Yoon Jeung's old house in Chungnam, after contact with a COVID-19 confirmed case during a National Assembly visit, and stayed home after testing.

On the same day, Yoon's pet dog Tori's Instagram posted a photo of Yoon resting with his dogs along with the caption, "Dad is not going to work, yay."

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