I wonder if the United States is going to see a reduction in pregnant Korean women coming to give birth so their sons can get American citizenship in order to avoid the ROK’s mandatory service requirement?
I wonder how many other world leaders are making jokes about the political crisis in South Korea as well?:
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has jokingly said “everyone calls me chaotic, but look at South Korea,” a news report said Sunday, in an apparent reference to the political turmoil sparked by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law bid.
His remarks were reported by U.S. broadcaster CBS based on interviews with a dozen people with knowledge of events at Mar-a-Lago in the weeks between Election Day in November and Inauguration Day, set for Monday.
“Trump cracked jokes — ‘everyone calls me chaotic, but look at South Korea,’ he said one day,” according to CBS.
“He said he’d meet with Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ‘if they ever stop impeaching him,'” it said.
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At least Yoon was allowed out of jail to finally attend the impeachment trial:
President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared for the first time at his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, speaking of his long-held belief in “liberal democracy” and asking the bench to consider him favorably.
Yoon arrived at the court in a convoy escorted by the Presidential Security Service from the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, just south of the capital, where he has been held in custody since last Wednesday.
At 2 p.m., he entered the courtroom, dressed in a suit and red tie, and sat waiting for the eight justices to arrive for the third hearing of the trial deliberating his impeachment over his Dec. 3 declaration of martial law.
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If Yoon’s failed martial law attempt achieved anything, it reminded the Korean public of the DPK’s obstructionism, ties to North Korea, and appeasement of China which must be what is causing them to slide in these public opinion surveys:
In this file photo, Kwon Young-se (R, front), chief of the ruling People Power Party’s emergency leadership committee, shakes hands with Lee Jae-myung (L, front), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, during a memorial service for late former National Assembly Speaker Kim Soo-han at the parliamentary building in Seoul on Jan. 3, 2025. (Yonhap)
The approval rating for the ruling People Power Party (PPP) surpassed that of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) without a margin of error for the first time in nearly six months, a poll showed Monday.
According to the survey by Realmeter on 1,004 people aged 18 and older conducted last Thursday and Friday, the approval rating for the PPP stood at 46.5 percent, while that of the DP stood at 39 percent.
The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.
The poll also showed that a gap between those who support the PPP for the next administration and a change in administration led by the DP has narrowed down to within the margin of error.
According to the poll, 48.6 percent supported the PPP for the next administration, up 7.4 percentage points from the previous week.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if the DPK’s parliamentary obstruction that caused the martial law attempt leads to them losing the Presidential election if the Constitutional Court upholds Yoon’s impeachment?
The globalist left calls people like this cultural enrichers. I don’t think the Japanese need this cultural enrichment:
In a shocking case from Japan’s Tokyo, a 31-year-old Pakistani man was on Thursday arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a female high school student on a JR Chuo Line train.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the Pakistani national, identified as Afzal Muhammad, allegedly groped the student’s breast on the Takao Station-bound train last month. The police added that the accused forced the girl off the train at the last stop, took her into the bushes near the station and sexually assaulted her.
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President Trump has been sworn in and interestingly there has been no provocations from North Korea yet to welcome him:
New President Donald Trump vowed Monday to stop the United States from being “taken advantage of,” put “America first” and usher in a “golden age of America,” as he was sworn in as the nation’s 47th president.
During his swearing-in ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Trump, 78, underscored his America First credo as his second four-year term is expected to see a major shift in the U.S.’ approach to alliances, trade and other key issues. Vice President J.D. Vance was also sworn in.
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