Nominee Yong Hye-in, “Let's fight” declaration of war

She asserted that she should be given time to explain herself fully at the hearing.

This calculation suggests that it would provide the People Power Party with an opportunity to use it as an issue for the upcoming Chuseok holiday family gatherings.

She stated that she decided to ask a question because the press conference's content consistently blamed the People Power Party, the Democratic Party, and the media. She secured a seat for the huddle beforehand and attempted to ask a question on site.

When she identified herself as being from PenNLive, there was an attempt to pass over her question, but she raised her voice and forcibly proceeded with the question.

She explained that from the very first words of the press conference, only her intention to overcome, rather than resign, was evident, and that she had no choice but to ask a question when she blamed the People Power Party, sedition, and even the Democratic Party, and told the media to be rational.

The press conference was criticized as a stage of insensitivity and arrogance towards public opinion. She interrupted questions and argued that it was not a discussion.

This was pointed out as effectively admitting, on live broadcast, the absence of communicative leadership that cannot embrace the entire public as a minister.

It was analyzed that she herself proved her unsuitability as a Minister of State.

It was pointed out that the public nominee Yong Hye-in meets is different from the general public. She has a closed structure, meeting only her own people, such as party officials and supporters.

The possibility that she herself perceives the current situation as 'Exhuma'-level was also raised, and it is analyzed that she is in a situation where she cannot back down due to a relationship of shared destiny.

She emphasized her stance of not resigning because there were no legal issues.

It was evaluated that it proceeded with a feeling of 'let's fight.'

When asked if it was reasonable to pay her husband's salary with government subsidies, nominee Yong Hye-in did not answer. Instead, there was an attempt to shift the narrative.

She attempted a frame shift, a characteristic of the progressive camp, and proposed a new agenda that both ruling and opposition parties should eliminate government subsidies.

It is analyzed that there is a calculation that if nominee Yong Hye-in fails to be appointed, they will claim it was a supportive statement, and if she is appointed minister, they will claim they advocated for her.

Some of the People Power Party's supporters showed a supportive atmosphere for nominee Yong Hye-in. On the other hand, the Democratic Party and the Blue House could not hide their embarrassment at the press conference coinciding with Chairman Lee Jae-myung's return date.

It was explained that the Democratic Party is in a difficult position as there is no suitable entity to remove nominee Yong.

It was criticized that the disregard for public sentiment continues, and issues causing social controversy are repeatedly produced like 'prototypes.' It was stated that prototypes are made and should stop, but product development even begins.

This was analyzed as being linked to the Democratic Party's political practice of failing to achieve results and reverting to attacking the conservative government.

It was pointed out that nominee Yong Hye-in's press conference showed a similar pattern to the past Yoon Mi-hyang scandal. Like Assemblywoman Yoon Mi-hyang, she used the frame that she did nothing wrong, lived diligently, and worked for the development of society and South Korea, but was persecuted by prosecutors and the media.

It was analyzed that the existing progressive camp's inertia of defining oneself as a victim and aiming to rally extreme supporters is being repeated.

President Lee Jae-myung's top positive evaluation is diplomacy, but with Yong Hye-in's press conference, it became impossible to highlight diplomatic achievements.

It is interpreted that the nominee aimed to raise her political stature by being placed on the same level as the president and to proactively defend against issues related to her resignation.

She treated numerous reporters like defendants and consistently blamed the media.

Her stance of positioning herself as a victim and blaming the media through the press conference revealed a complete lack of willingness to communicate with the media.

She also blamed sedition and claimed that some members of the Democratic Party were incited.

She limited question opportunities to five, focusing on unilateral assertions rather than communication. It was criticized that she blamed everyone as if firing a machine gun indiscriminately.

During the Q&A session, questions were raised about her two terms as a proportional representative. While the Lee Jae-myung administration stated it nominated an opposition member as a ministerial candidate, questions were raised about using the term 'opposition' for someone who served two terms as a proportional representative, first with the Platform Party in 2020 and then with the Democratic Alliance in 2024.

It was pointed out that it is questionable whether the public would accept her claim that it is fine because there are no legal issues. The nominee evaded the answer, stating it was not a discussion forum.

She only wants to present the questions, data, and statements she desires, and when criticized by the media and the public, she shows an annoyed attitude.

This is perceived as a coercive message to the media and the public, and it is analyzed that she held a defensive press conference in the absence of major news to shake the government.

It is interpreted that she felt that what she was pursuing was being thwarted by external forces and therefore expressed displeasure.

It was perceived as if she was shooting and scattering.

The press conference was conducted with a defensive and aggressive attitude, which was seen as blaming external factors rather than self-reflection on her actions.

It was evaluated that nominee Yong Hye-in showed a consistently aggressive attitude in this press conference, unlike previous nominees. She seemed to be saying, 'I'm the one in charge here,' or 'Go ahead and try to unseat me,' indicating that she would not easily collapse.

It was analyzed that the Democratic Party might not have anticipated Yong Hye-in's arrogant and insolent attitude.

The nominee claimed at the press conference that she had never condoned gender discrimination in underground organizations, but the video refutes this claim.

Critical public opinion is forming across both conservative and progressive media, and she is being evaluated as unsuitable for the position overseeing South Korea's gender equality policies.

It was speculated that the nominee herself might not have known this video still existed.