Tak Hyun-min "Typhoon Moon Government Should Have Prepared... Difficult in the 7th Year of Administration"

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Indirect rebuttal of Moon administration responsibility theory

Former Blue House Protocol Secretary Tak Hyun-min commented on the northward approach of Typhoon Khanun, the 6th typhoon of the season, saying, "An unprecedented typhoon is coming. Our Moon Jae-in administration should have prepared well, but I am already worried." This was an indirect criticism of the ruling party, which raises the responsibility of the previous administration whenever problems arise.

On the 9th, former Secretary Tak wrote on Facebook, "In the 7th year of the administration, it is becoming increasingly difficult," adding, "Be careful again and again, safety above all, be extra cautious near the seaside."

President Moon Jae-in is talking with Protocol Secretary Tak Hyun-min ahead of a video summit with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh at the Blue House video conference room on the 10th. 2021.9.10 Photo by Yonhap News

The People Power Party is raising the responsibility of the previous government, citing that the 2023 Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree, which faced controversy over poor management, was hosted during the Moon Jae-in administration in 2017.

Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, said at the Supreme Council meeting on the 7th, "Former President Moon showed great affection for the Saemangeum Jamboree, mentioning it at the first Senior Secretary meeting held in May 2017," adding, "The special law related to it passed the National Assembly, and the comprehensive plan and other services were all led by the Moon Jae-in administration. The Democratic Party must be aware of this."

Meanwhile, officials from the Moon Jae-in administration immediately pushed back against such reactions from the ruling party. Lee Nak-yeon, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea and former Prime Minister during the Moon administration, strongly criticized, "I had hoped that the government and ruling party would not blame the previous administration every time a problem arises, but my hope was misplaced. It is despairingly pathetic."

Lee also referred to the successful Pyeongchang Winter Olympics held nine months after the Moon administration began, saying, "We neither had time to blame the previous administration nor did we blame them," drawing a comparison.

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