"Bleeding from the Feet" Baek Hyeon-jin to Tak Hyun-min: "Cheongwadae's Marie Antoinette... The People Shed Tears of Blood"

"Clinging to the Declaration of the End of the War While Touring Europe"

Baek Hyun-jin, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Tak Hyun-min, the Protocol Secretary at the Blue House, said that President Moon Jae-in’s European tour schedule caused him to "bleed from his feet." In response, Bae Hyun-jin, a Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, criticized, "The people of the Republic of Korea are running so hard that they are shedding tears of blood at twice the pace of the president’s daily schedule."

Earlier, on the 2nd, Secretary Tak posted a photo of President Moon’s overseas tour schedule on his Facebook, stating, "My feet are bleeding. I wonder if it’s really necessary to go this far," and added, "He leaves at 10 a.m. and works straight through until 10 p.m., a full 12 hours. And this is only half of the schedule."

In response, on the 4th at the party’s Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly, Council Member Bae said, "Secretary Tak posted on Facebook boasting that his feet bled because of President Moon’s tight schedule," and added, "The people are not just bleeding from their feet but are running so hard that they are shedding tears of blood at twice that rate."

She continued, "The people are struggling to survive the COVID-19 crisis, so such naive remarks are unacceptable. One can only lament whether there is a Marie Antoinette inside the Blue House," and urged, "While clinging to the idea of a declaration of the end of the war, the president is touring Europe. He should return quickly to the country and take prompt diplomatic measures with China to prevent the economy from being caught in the crossfire."

Additionally, Council Member Bae said, "Recently, due to China’s coal shortage and restrictions on urea exports, the sudden shortage of urea solution has caused great suffering across various domestic industries and agriculture. There have even been reports that emergency situations have arisen where fire trucks, which should respond urgently, cannot operate," and added, "Secretary Tak’s remarks show a side of the Blue House that is out of touch with reality regarding the lives of the people."

Meanwhile, President Moon, who left for Europe on the 28th of last month to attend the Group of Twenty (G20) summit and other events, is scheduled to return on the 5th.

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