Trump's inauguration is just around the corner.hard acting Choi

[Anchor]
With the launch of the second Trump term just around the corner, international politics is fluctuating.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has courted and Canada's prime minister has decided to step down.

North Korea is growing its presence with provocations.

Political pressure continues, with the Democratic Party accusing Acting President Choi Sang-mok, who is struggling to cope with the predicted strength of Trump's second phase, including protectionist tariffs, of abandoning his duties.

Let's point it out with commentator Lee Jong-soo.

With about 10 days left before the launch of the second Trump term, the leaders of each country are paying attention, right?

[Reporter]
The impact of the launch of the second Trump period is so great that the leaders are courting, resigning, and being close to each other.

President-elect Trump, who has vowed to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours after taking office, praised him as an unprecedented powerhouse and the right person to end the war.

He also suggested a two-stage strategy to end the Ukraine war, negotiating with Russia after an agreement with the United States, saying he hopes to meet on the 25th shortly after Trump's inauguration.

On the other hand, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, dubbed Canada's Obama, decided to resign after being directly hit by Trump's pressure on tariffs and ridicule as the 51st governor of the United States.

In the aftermath of pro-immigration policies and economic difficulties, Finance Minister Choi Geun-hye resigned in a surprise move, saying he was too low-key to mock President-elect Trump, and decided to step down due to growing voices of no confidence.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni praised President-elect Trump for being fantastic, but she was rumored to have signed a 2 trillion won contract with Musk-owned Space X, the head of the second Trump administration's powerful government and efficiency department.Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed concern that the Biden administration would not allow Japan Steel to acquire US Steel, a U.S. steel company, and expressed his willingness to meet with Trump at an appropriate time.

Before taking office, leaders of various countries are sweating over President-elect Trump.

[Anchor]
But North Korea made a hypersonic missile provocation ahead of Trump's inauguration.

[Reporter]
North Korea, which has remained silent since Trump's victory in the presidential election, conducted a missile provocation on the 6th, two weeks before the launch of the second term.

The missile fired this time is a medium-range ballistic missile capable of striking Anderson Air Force Base in Guam, where U.S. strategic assets are deployed.

It has also been detected that North Korea is preparing to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles and ICBMs that can strike the US mainland from Pyongyang.

Trump seems to be trying to gain an advantageous negotiating position by launching an ICBM before and after his second inauguration by solidifying his image as a "nuclear state."

[Anchor] The acting system of Choi Sang-mok has to handle everything in the absence of the second Trump summit diplomacy. What kind of response are you making?

[Reporter]
The plan is to focus on raising tariffs on Trump's second term and abolishing the Inflation Reduction Act, which will be a direct hit on the domestic battery and semiconductor industries.

Let's listen to the comments about acting Choi Sang-mok.

[Choi Sang-mok / Acting President: The government will focus its capabilities on strengthening trade competitiveness through weekly meetings on foreign economic issues. We will establish a response strategy for each major issue, such as raising tariffs and abolishing the IRA, and diversify exports, investment, and supply chains.]

Industry Minister Ahn Deok-geun is also traveling to the U.S. to try to contact lawmakers, federal government officials and Trump's second-term administrative official, but this is in contrast to major countries that have begun contacting Trump.

In the meantime, the president, the prime minister, the economic allowance, and the head of the Muan Aircraft Accident Company Headquarters ordered the acting president to exercise the right to appoint the Minister of Defense and Public Administration as an acting president.

The opposition party has repeatedly called for cooperation in the execution of arrest warrants, saying that the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol is the first step in stabilizing state affairs.

[Anchor]
The Democratic Party of Korea filed a complaint against the acting president when the political community is putting orders and pressure on the acting president, right?

[Reporter]
The Democratic Party of Korea filed a complaint with the National Police Agency yesterday against Acting President Choi Sang-mok on charges of dereliction of duty.

The reason is that Choi neglected the presidential security service to illegally collapse the judicial system by blocking an arrest warrant for President Yoon.

The Democratic Party of Korea's impeachment of acting Choi was mentioned again
Critics say that the
Democratic Party is holding back the acting Choi system, which is struggling with the launch of the second Trump term following the impeachment of acting Han Deok-soo.

The gist of the criticism is that shaking the acting Choi system escalates the prolonged political turmoil and economic crisis.


Graphic: Jung Eun-ok