President Lee responds to criticism of Roh's 'tour' by saying, "I got an IV and my nose bleed... As a result, there was a difference in performance" (comprehensive)

“In the eyes of a pig, only a pig... let alone shopping, drinking, and dancing, and a packed official work schedule.”

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Seung-eun = On the 31st, President Lee Jae-myeong took aim at the opposition party's criticism that "I have already visited 23 countries 14 times while the people's livelihood is collapsing," and started to refute, saying, "The eyes of a Buddha only see Buddha, and the eyes of a pig only see pigs. People only see what they know, so please understand."

On this day, President Lee quoted an article on

President Lee said, "From the perspective of a person who knows that the president's overseas trips involve taking pictures without preparation, showing off, drinking, shopping, sightseeing, etc., let alone sightseeing, shopping, drinking, and dancing, high-intensity preparations, long flights, a dense official work schedule that does not miss even half a day, and high work intensity, frequent IV injections, and nosebleeds, may seem like a trip abroad."

He added, "The accompanying reporters who experience together will be more aware of the differences in the overseas trip schedules and work intensity of former and current presidents, and the results of their trips."

The day before, National Security Office Director Wi Sung-rak mentioned the opposition party's criticism of President Lee's overseas trip during the National Assembly audit on the 29th, and refuted, "It is not fair to raise questions about whether there are too many or why the first lady is going," and added, "This phenomenon will be the same no matter who becomes president next or what administration comes."

He explained, "Our country's international status has increased significantly, and there are several multilateral occasions that our leaders must attend throughout the year," and added, "All summit diplomacy is customarily accompanied by the first lady. (For example) First ladies come to APEC as well, and there is also a first lady program."

Meanwhile, President Lee later shared a post by a netizen quoting a report on

President Lee continued, “After a period of patience, we will eventually find out,” and wrote, “The popular sovereignty government does.”