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尹, in the blasphemy debate, “Damaging the alliance with reports that are different from the facts… The truth must be revealed.”

expandPresident Yoon Seok-yeol, who finished his trip abroad, goes to the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul on the 26th. /2022.09.26./Photo Reporters Office of the President

On the 26th, President Yoon Seok-yeol said, “It is dangerous for the people to undermine the alliance with reports that are different from the facts.”

President Yoon met with reporters on the way to the Yongsan presidential office the same morning and answered the question, ‘The comments I made while I was in the United States became controversial.’ This is the first time that President Yoon has expressed his position directly on the relevant comments.

President Yoon said, “Rather than being controversial, there is no country that will fully protect the lives and safety of its people with its own capabilities, except for two or three special powers around the world. An alliance is essential to protect the lives of our own people,” he said.

Earlier, MBC reported that President Yoon had a conversation with President Biden in New York, USA, and then had a sad conversation with his staff as he left the meeting room, including content such as ‘Lee XX’ and ‘ Biden’. The Democratic Party launched a huge offensive, calling it a ‘diplomatic disaster’. The president’s office, which did not provide an executive explanation for the first time, later declined, saying, “There is no reason for the United States to come out and there is no reason for Biden to come out.”

Afterwards, he attacked the passport, saying it was a “re-incitement of mad cow disease” and “deliberate manipulation.” The presidential office is said to have been confirmed by multiple audio analysis experts. On the other hand, the Democratic Party continued the offensive, saying, “President Yoon must apologize to the people,” and demanded the dismissal of foreign and security lines, including Foreign Affairs Minister Park Jin and Director of the Kim Seong-han National Personnel Office .

Cho Hye-sun, reporter for Donga.com hs87cho@donga.com