Yoon's Side: "Kim Eo-jun's Overt 'Support' for Lee Jae-myung... Leave TBS and Join the Election Campaign"

Kim Eo-jun "Lee Jae-myung came this far alone... We must help him"
Lee Nak-yeon side "He should quit broadcasting and join Lee's camp"

Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun and Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung. /Photo by TBS, Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] The campaign team of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate and former Prosecutor General, emphasized that broadcaster Kim Eo-jun, who publicly supported Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate and Governor of Gyeonggi Province, "must leave TBS immediately."

Kim Byung-min, spokesperson for Yoon's campaign, said in a statement on the 25th, "Kim, a pro-government broadcaster who hosts a current affairs program on TBS Traffic Broadcasting, has openly come out in support of candidate Lee."

He added, "He pressured supporters of former party leader Lee Nak-yeon, who was eliminated in the ruling party's primary, by saying 'You must help Lee Jae-myung.' While there is no need to list all the serious political biases and distorted reporting he has exhibited so far, since he has now openly started campaigning for the ruling party candidate ahead of the presidential election, he can no longer be entrusted with hosting the broadcast," he argued.

He urged, "Oh Se-hoon, the Mayor of Seoul representing 10 million Seoul citizens, must take clear measures to prevent Kim, who has declared his public support for candidate Lee Jae-myung, from holding the TBS microphone and confusing the judgment of Seoul citizens and the public."

Spokesperson Kim emphasized, "The Seoul city government must remember that tolerating Kim's reckless behavior, which dragged the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election into a ridiculous 'Saengtaetang' (ox bone soup) election, is a waste of Seoul citizens' taxes. Since the place where Kim should be holding a microphone is Lee's election camp, he must leave TBS immediately," he stressed.

Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun.
Photo by YouTube channel 'Ddanji Bangsongguk' capture

Earlier, on the 24th, Kim said in a video titled 'Kim Eo-jun's Dasbweida' uploaded on the YouTube channel 'Ddanji Broadcasting Station,' "Lee Jae-myung has come this far on his own. From now on, you all need to help him a bit."

He said, "It is difficult and lonely for someone to break through on their own ability without help from money, connections, or backing. It is extremely rare for someone to go all the way to becoming a presidential candidate by that path," adding, "That is why Lee Jae-myung deserves to be the platform of our society."

In response, Jeong Un-hyeon, former Secretary to the Prime Minister and former public relations director of Lee Nak-yeon's campaign, criticized, "It is not right for Kim, who is called a prominent broadcaster, to publicly support and appeal for candidate Lee."

He continued, "Anyone can freely express political opinions and support a particular politician. But journalists are an exception," and pointed out, "If he really wants to do that, he should quit broadcasting and join Lee Jae-myung's campaign."

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