Hong Jun-pyo: "All about former presidents should be left to history and silence"

"Running the Country with the Heart That Gave Up on Treatment Costs for a Beloved Dog"

Former President Moon Jae-in made a sharp criticism of the current government during his first official appearance in a year, prompting Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo to directly confront him, asking, "What lingering attachment keeps you at the center of conflict?"

On the 20th, Mayor Hong said on his social media service (SNS), "A former president should leave everything to history and remain silent," expressing this view.

Hong Jun-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, is giving a greeting at the JP Hope Camp closing ceremony held on the 8th at BNB Tower in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

The day before, former President Moon attended an event related to September 19 and criticized the Yoon administration, saying, "It is time to break free from the fabricated myth that conservative governments are better in terms of economy and security."

In response, Mayor Hong stated, "The person who allowed North Korea's nuclear development, turning the people into nuclear slaves, and during whose tenure the national debt soared to 400 trillion won due to excessive welfare spending, leading the country into an era of 1,000 trillion won debt, still has lingering attachments that keep him at the center of conflict? He ran the country with the mindset of someone who wouldn't even spend on treatment for a beloved dog, so how could it have been any different?"

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