Choi Jaesung Says "Min Hyungbae and Yoo Jeongju Were Politically Clumsy"... Min Hyungbae Responds "Out of the Blue"

Choi Jaesung Criticizes Min Hyungbae and Yoo Jeongju's Remarks as "Politically Clumsy"
Min Hyungbae Responds, Calling the Criticism "Out of the Blue"

Former Democratic Party leader Song Younggil called Justice Minister Han Donghoon a "young punk," a remark that was echoed and criticized by fellow party members Min Hyungbae and Yoo Jeongju. In response, former Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Jaesung pointed out that their actions were "politically clumsy." However, Representative Min, one of those involved, rebutted Choi's comment, calling it "out of the blue."

On November 16, Representative Min wrote on his social media (SNS), "Former lawmaker Choi, what do you mean by saying that criticizing Minister Han is somehow politically immature? That makes no sense," expressing his disagreement.

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Earlier that day, during an appearance on YTN's "News King Park Jihoon," Choi commented on the criticisms directed at Minister Han by Representatives Min and Yoo. He said, "Compared to former leader Song, the remarks by Representatives Min and Yoo toward Minister Han were somewhat milder, but because they followed right after, the overall picture looks odd. To put it bluntly, this was a very politically clumsy move."

However, Representative Min countered, "Did people say that it was politically mature not to proceed with the impeachment of Prosecutor General Yoon Sukyeol before the presidential election? I really can't understand what this so-called political judgment is supposed to mean."

Previously, on his own SNS, Min had stirred controversy by saying, "This is ridiculous XX, who is making politics look so bad?" He continued, "Did someone make politics look bad? Was it people like Song Younggil, or XXs like Han Donghoon? I can say with certainty that it is XXs like Han Donghoon who have made politics look so bad." He added, "I want to insert something like 'punk,' 'person,' 'individual,' 'gentlemen,' or 'group' into the XX, but I can't quite decide which fits best."

Representative Min maintains that what he inserted into the "XX" was not profanity, and therefore does not constitute verbal abuse. He argued, "Last time, I said '~...XX' and mentioned that I couldn't decide whether to insert 'punk,' 'person,' 'individual,' 'gentlemen,' or 'group,' and I was criticized for using abusive language. This time, I said it was 'like watching an outdated gangster movie,' and again, I was accused of making rude remarks. They even claimed I called Han Donghoon a 'gangster.'

He also shared a screenshot of a news article titled "Han Donghoon Gangster," saying, "Apparently, using XX, even when I try to be careful, can sound like profanity to some people, and that was my carelessness. So I took the criticism. But today, it's more serious. Now they're accusing me of verbal abuse for supposedly calling Han Donghoon a 'gangster,' and I find that truly bewildering."

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