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President Lee Tells Ruling Party Supporters, "Derogatory Terms and Hatred Fuel conflict... Obstacles to Reform"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Seung-eun = On the 19th, President Lee Jae-myung referred to the ruling party's supporters as "the President's friends," stating, "Even now, let's put aside hatred, sarcasm, and emotional criticism..."

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President Lee Jae-myung personally apologized for the controversy caused by a supporter's past use of derogatory terms and urged his supporters to stop hatred and sarcasm and instead pursue the value of unity. The President emphasized that harsh language serves as an obstacle to reform.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Seung-eun = On the 19th, President Lee Jae-myung referred to the ruling party's supporters as "the President's friends," stating, "Even now, let's put aside hatred, sarcasm, and emotional criticism..."

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On the 19th, President Lee Jae-myung addressed his supporters, saying, “Even now, I ask that you cast aside hatred, sarcasm, and emotional criticism, and instead engage in rational criticism based on facts and affection, as well as dignified persuasion and warm appeals.” On that day, President Lee posted a message titled “The President’s Friend” on X (formerly Twitter).

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Urges restraint in using the derogatory term 'Munjo-teollae-yu'... "You are Lee Jae-myung"

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A prominent figure affiliated with the anti-Lee Jae-myung faction was urgently asked for support by Lee Jae-myung's campaign team during the recent South Korean presidential election. He hastily returned to Korea to meet with Lee, who reportedly asked, "Why did you treat me so coldly in the past?" The figure was being questioned about an incident from over a decade ago. Although he was part of the campaign team, he was not given a significant ro…

On the 19th, President Lee Jae-myung referred to the ruling party's supporters as "the President's friends" and urged them to refrain from hatred, sarcasm, and emotional criticism. On that day, President Lee posted a message titled "The President's Friends" on X (formerly Twitter) and stated, "The controversy sparked by my quoting a post from a friend on X yesterday is regrettable and unfortunate in many respects." Previously, after concluding…

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한겨레 broke the news on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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