"After Losing the Primary, Have You Become Petty?" Hong Joon-pyo Responds, "Can't You Even Distinguish Between Negativity and Fact-Checking?"

A netizen posted a critical comment directed at Assemblyman Hong Jun-pyo.
[Photo by Political Platform 'Cheongnyeonui Kkum']

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Seoyoung] Hong Joon-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, responded firmly to the question, "Have you always been petty?"

On the 18th, a post titled "Have you always been petty? Or did you suddenly become petty after losing the primary?" was uploaded on the political platform "Cheongnyeon-ui Kkum" (Youth's Dream) established by Hong. The author wrote, "Throughout the primary, you tore apart the 'Hong-Cola' image you had promoted with negativity, and after losing the primary, you became completely petty," adding, "It's so obvious that I'm curious about the reason."

In response, Hong commented, "How can you live a blindly devoted life with the intellect that cannot distinguish between negativity and factual criticism?" He also replied "Well read" to another post claiming, "The author of this post is likely a disguised member supporting Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate."

Earlier, after being eliminated from the People Power Party presidential primary, Hong criticized, saying, "It was a strange primary where I won overwhelmingly in public opinion but lost within the party," and "I have no intention to participate in a presidential election led by the prosecution for the first time in history with corruption allegations." Nevertheless, he stated, "I have created the 'Cheongnyeon-ui Kkum' platform, a playground for the enthusiastic support from the 2040 generation, to share stories with them and plan future political schedules."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.