Kang Sung-hee "Presidential Office Lies Despite Having Video... Do They Want to Make Part 2 if Biden Is Removed?"

The Presidential Office stated that it judged the incident involving 'Kang Seong-hee's forced removal' as an act for security reasons, prompting Kang Seong-hee, a member of the Progressive Party representing Jeonju-eul, to raise her voice, saying, "Are you trying to create a Part 2 if you remove Biden?"

On the 19th, Kang appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and emphasized, "The moment when the president and I shook hands was very brief," adding, "The claim that I gave strength by holding hands or pulled the president toward me is not true."

Kang Seong-hee, a lawmaker from the Progressive Party, caused a commotion while President Yoon Seok-yeol was entering and shaking hands with attendees at the launch ceremony of Jeonbuk Special Autonomous Province held at Moak Hall, Korea Sound Culture Hall in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si on the 18th. She was restrained by security guards and escorted out. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

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The day before, Kang was removed while trying to speak to President Yoon during a handshake at the Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province inauguration ceremony held at the Jeonju Korean Sound Culture Hall. Kang shouted, "The national policy direction must change" while shaking hands with President Yoon, and the presidential security guards intervened. Shortly after, Kang was silenced and dragged out of the venue with her arms lifted by the security guards.

Regarding the situation, Kang explained, "I wanted to say, 'The national policy direction must change; otherwise, the people will suffer,' but before I could finish speaking, the president had already passed by," adding, "Then the security guards pushed and pressured me, and in the end, I was dragged out without being able to say everything."

Kang also denied blocking President Yoon's path. She said, "If you look at the video, the president is walking his own way well," and "Then I was silenced and chased away. This can be confirmed through the TV footage that the entire nation is watching, so I am more curious why the Presidential Office keeps telling such lies."

In response to criticism that her actions were for self-promotion, she replied, "I reflected the voices of the citizens of Jeonju," adding, "The president keeps talking only about tax cuts for the wealthy regarding the difficulties of ordinary people, so I wanted to convey that if this national policy direction does not change, our people will suffer. I could not say all of this in such a short time. I wanted to make sharper criticism and could not even reflect one percent of the voices of Jeonju citizens."

Furthermore, Kang demanded, "I also demand an apology from President Yoon and disciplinary action against the security office," stating, "This is not just an issue concerning one member of the National Assembly or an individual, but a matter of how the president views the people. I believe the president must apologize, and I will mobilize all my efforts to fight to receive that apology."

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