Kim Yeon-ju "I also participated in debate battles"... Go Min-jung's remark "14-year veteran talent" criticized

"MBC Gongchae Graduate but Hired Through Competition... Should Look Around Own Position"
Criticism of Ko Minjung's Solo Protest on 'Yoon's Private Hiring' Following Park Minyoung, Ruling Party Spokesperson

Democratic Party lawmaker Go Min-jung is holding a solo protest in front of the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul, on the 22nd. / Photo captured from Rep. Go's Facebook

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Yunjin Kim] Former People Power Party full-time deputy spokesperson Yeonju Kim sharply criticized Go Min-jung, a Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker who is conducting a solo protest against the presidential office's 'private recruitment' controversy, saying, "You need to take a look around the position you are standing in."

On the 21st, former deputy spokesperson Kim posted on her Facebook, "I also joined MBC through an open recruitment in 1989 and later worked in broadcasting for a long time, but I was included in the party spokesperson group through debate battles," directly targeting lawmaker Go. She criticized Go’s claim that she was hired as a spokesperson due to her friendship with former President Moon Jae-in by explaining her own hiring as a "talent recruitment," saying, "I worked in broadcasting for 14 years."

Former deputy spokesperson Kim pointed out, "(Go’s response of being a '14-year talent') is rather a 'slick' self-awareness that is perfect for becoming a popular topic, which is why it is being frowned upon."

Meanwhile, lawmaker Go has been engaged in daily verbal battles with People Power Party spokesperson Min-young Park over allegations of private recruitment. On the 20th, spokesperson Park posted a photo on her Facebook featuring lawmaker Go and comedian Young-cheol Kim, saying, "To lawmaker Go Min-jung, who said 'I have never boarded the presidential plane as a civilian,' please explain this as well." Earlier that day, lawmaker Go posted on her Facebook, "I have never accompanied the president’s overseas trips as a civilian."

The photo posted by spokesperson Park showed lawmaker Go and Mr. Kim aboard former President Moon’s private plane. It is known that Mr. Kim visited Germany in July 2017 to attend the G20 summit and held a luncheon meeting with Korean residents in Germany along with lawmaker Go, who was then the Blue House deputy spokesperson. Spokesperson Park said, "Isn't this a serious national disgrace according to Democratic Party logic?" and added sharply, "Don’t be mistaken. The ones who need to apologize and persuade are the people, not the Democratic Party, under the Yoon Seok-yeol government and People Power Party."

Former deputy spokesperson Kim defended spokesperson Park, saying, "Spokesperson Min-young Park was also appointed through a public audition-style spokesperson selection process, so her party position can be said to have a kind of public authority," and advised lawmaker Go, "When making any claims, I suggest you reconsider whether this is an overreach and take a fresh look around the position you are standing in."

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