[New Square 10] President Yoon's speech and conference to the public...Will it be possible to see a rebound in approval ratings?

■ Hosted by: Anchor Park Seok-won, Anchor Um Ji-min
■ Starring: Noh Dong-il, Chief of Financial News, Choi Jin, Presidential Leadership Research Institute,

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[Anchor]
As it will be held ahead of the halfway point of his term, attention is being paid to what will come out.

Let me take a look at the Presidential Statement with you two. We are joined by Roh Moo-il, chief editor of Financial News, and Choi Jin, president of the Presidential Leadership Research Institute. Hello,
In the beginning of
a public talk or a press conference was supposed to be held at the end of this month, but it was pulled, so let's look at the background that was pulled first.

[Choi Jin]
First of all, I think the president recognized the seriousness of the situation. That's how desperate I think it is. Originally, November 10th is the halfway point of his term, but it is not long to wait for three days now. There was an opinion from within the party, so to put it in a hurry, we did it today, but don't you think the halfway point of the term is often called momentum? Momentum, by the way, is a stock term. It's a critical watershed for stocks to jump or fall, so I think it's an important time for support to rise or fall depending on today's press conference.

[Anchor]
In the process of adjusting the schedule, some pointed out that discord within the party arose again.

[Work day]
I don't think it's important who made the suggestion or what channels decided to hold a press conference like this. It is important to hold a press conference in itself, and in the process, CEO Han Dong-hoon said in the morning, but in the case of Director Jeong Jin-seok, didn't you say that he will do something at the end of the month? In the process, I don't think there is a problem with the situation, whether it was talked about by floor leader Choo Kyung-ho or after hearing a strong public message from representative Han Dong-hoon. I just have to do this by this time of course because the halfway point of my term is November 10th, right?

Of course, the people are curious, and I think we should have decided and prepared in advance before anyone tells us how we meet the halfway point of our term and what we will do in the future. But after that point, he said he would do it at the end of the month, and suddenly announced it at 10 p.m. and said he would do it today. Is there a strategy from a long-term perspective? Rather, we should be worried about that, and who suggested and decided on what path. I think that's more important than this.

[Anchor]
What's important is the content. As you said earlier, isn't it important to pay attention to what kind of stories will come and go in order to get a rising moment? What questions will come and go?

[Choi Jin]
First of all, isn't it that the president is going to end the debate? He means that he will talk about the issue of First Lady Kim Gun-hee, very sensitive issues such as Myung Tae-kyun, and issues that have amplified public suspicion. I'm very curious about how much the president will be able to say something that the public can understand about such a problem. What I want to say here is not whether the issues are illegal or not at today's conference. It's not about whether or not you violate the law, it's about whether or not it's appropriate. Therefore, rather than specifically explaining and explaining that there are no defects in legal matters, it was not appropriate for the sentiment of the people. Showing a low attitude of apologizing for this concern regardless of the reason. And honestly, if it's difficult and difficult, I think the most important point of today's conference is to admit it as it is difficult and show this kind of appearance.

[Anchor]
You said you need a political explanation, not a law, and you said that unlike before, this conference does not limit the number of questions, time, or field, and you receive it freely. How do you rate the change in form like this?

[Work day]
First of all, I evaluate it positively. Basically, I'll be honest. And what was regrettable at the last press conference was that each field was limited, so when one person asked a question, the other person had no choice but to ask a different field. But this time, I will continue to make it possible to ask questions that keep biting the tail, so I think the reporters are ready to ask questions without hesitation and answer them honestly and honestly. But the problem is that there is no time limit, but I think it will lead to a negative evaluation. If the president explains and persuades him, there is no problem with it, and if there is evidence, I think it would be a little poisonous to do it without a time limit. Anyway, I'll take all the questions that continue without any time limit, without any topic limit, these things are whatever the president's posture is. I think I'll do it without hesitation, so I'll evaluate it positively for now.

[Anchor]
Director Choi Jin said that emotional explanations are needed rather than legal explanations and explanations. Do you think we'll make an apology to the public?

[Work day]
I personally look forward to it. First of all, there are some problems that you have to apologize for. There are many things, including the issue of Mrs. Kim, but especially, the president has not communicated much. So, basically, the evaluation that it is an arbitrary state administration amid various talk is basically that the president has not been able to communicate very much. The reason I moved to the presidential office in Yongsan was that I would communicate. If you come to work in the morning, you will have a conversation with reporters, but since then, there has been no press conference. Press conferences are not about meeting reporters, but meeting the people, right? If there are various suspicions, suspicions are piled up, and the things that can't be easily said have to be cleaned when dust accumulates every time, but the dust has accumulated too long. From that point on, I think it's good to apologize and go in.

[Choi Jin]
I think you'll apologize to the public today. In various situations, you may apologize to the public, but how high is the level? I don't know if it will be regrettable, or if you will apologize more deeply than in the past. Then, the latter is expected and the possibility is high, but there are three requirements for apples. First of all, we need to be quick. It should be fast, but it's actually very late in this part. Even if I apologize today, it's too late. The second is clarity. You have to clearly apologize for what you did and how you did it wrong. The third important three factors are how to prevent recurrence in the future, so to speak. If we present this clearly, I think it can be a momentum if we show the people how to prevent a recurrence of the future and sincerely apologize, although the problems of Mrs. Kim Gun-hee and Myung Tae-kyun have been piled up like mountains.

[Anchor]
You mentioned that you need an alternative to how to prevent this from happening again in the future. If so, what solution should the president come up with regarding the Kim Gun-hee issue to the extent that the people can accept it? Is there anything beyond special counsel and special counsel?

[Work day]
In general, there are talks about special inspectors, and there are talks about refraining from public activities in the future, right? But those things are for the future. I'll make sure there are no problems in the future, but the problems that come out now have past problems. Of course, the prosecution cleared him of charges, but there are various suspicions related to stock price manipulation and luxury bags, so I don't think there is any other way to clean up the problem in the past but accept the special prosecutor, for now. The prosecution has already cleared him of charges, but he can't leave it to the prosecution to investigate again, and I don't think there's any need to hesitate about that issue because the prosecution has already investigated for a long time and the so-called Moon Jae In prosecution has done it, so what is special about investigating the special prosecution now?

As the national demand continues to rise, I think we should sort out the past problems with it and move on. Currently, the independent counsel law proposed by the Democratic Party is unconstitutional, and the Democratic Party unilaterally decides on an independent counsel, so we will accept the independent counsel, but if the ruling and opposition parties agree to remove the unconstitutional element from the consensus direction, we will appoint it. I'll conduct a special investigation. Wouldn't this be enough for the people to understand? The premise of today's conference is basically that there should be such a shocking element that goes far beyond what the people think. If there's a fire, you try to put it in a cup and put it out, so the fire keeps spreading. You have to spray it with a lot of water and evolve it all at once. If that doesn't come out of today's conference, I think the fire will continue to spread.

[Anchor]
So even in the case of Supreme Council member Jang Dong-hyuk, he said that more measures are needed, so what measures do you think should be taken?

[Choi Jin]
First of all, representative Han Dong-hoon made the so-called five demands within the party. First of all, the president has already expressed his position on this. I think there will be a more advanced answer than in the past. First of all, hints and contents to be clear about personnel reshuffles, reshuffle, and secret lines are continuously coming out from within Chin-yoon. I think I'm sure I'll do this. After that, the suspension of First Lady Kim Gun-hee's activities is a step further than in the past, for example, there will be no way to deal with diplomatic issues, and for the time being, there will be a temporary suspension of internal affairs. Then, I actually talked about the special inspector system. He said he would do it if the ruling and opposition parties agreed.

Then, I will apologize to the public, so most of the things that representative Han Dong-hoon demanded and claimed will be carried out to a large extent, but will the people be able to accept that part? In the end, the key is measures to prevent recurrence of Kim Gun-hee's future. And what are we going to do with the special prosecutor and special prosecutor part that our professor mentioned earlier? The president has already said this part. Wouldn't it be hard to get out of the line that this is difficult because there are many elements that are difficult and unconstitutional? So, today's conference will be quite persuasive to the so-called "friendly" and conservative supporters, but how persuasive will the middle class and the majority of the people be? I don't think I'll know this until the conference is over.

[Anchor]
In addition to the Kim Gun-hee issue, the suspicion that needs to be resolved more clearly is the suspicion related to Myung Tae-kyun. How much detail should be made regarding Myung Tae-kyun to be understood by the people?

[Work day]
I can't say how much, but you have to say it as it is. As it is. Whenever the presidential office keeps raising suspicions about Myung Tae-kyun, what it has been explaining turns out to be untrue. At first, he said he had no close relationship, but it turned out that he had only met twice, and it turned out that he had not contacted him since the end of the primary, but it turned out that he had not. There should have been something, whether it was explained or explained after fully grasping the truth from the beginning, but if you keep trying to do it with only the allegations that are constantly revealed, it will rather lead to a bigger suspicion and seem as if you were intentionally lying from the beginning. The president may not be familiar with the overall picture.

Then, it's revealed that we exchanged a lot of messages with Mrs. Kim Gun-hee. Then I think you did it last night, but I think it's good to understand exactly what happened through Kim Gun-hee and tell her exactly what happened. Wouldn't there be a question after today's press conference? After the question comes out, the president answers, and if someone releases the transcript that it's not true, the presidential press conference becomes a lie. The president may not be able to grasp the whole story either. So, if I get the whole picture perfectly now and say I don't know, I'll get the whole picture a little more and explain it to the public separately. I think it's really fatal if I reveal it a little bit and refute it as not true.

[Anchor]
So, there is an additional possibility that the Democratic Party of Korea will release additional recordings, so I think there should be a detailed story about this.

[Choi Jin]
I totally agree with what Professor Noh Dong-il said. The Democratic Party and Myung Tae-kyun hinted again. I said that I would release more transcripts tomorrow, November 8th. Tomorrow, the National Assembly Judiciary Committee will pass the special prosecutor Kim Gun-hee at the plenary session. Then, on November 14th, the National Assembly will pass the National Assembly plenary session with the Special Prosecutor Kim Gun-hee Act. Before that, the Democratic Party of Korea will hold a denunciation contest at the National Assembly in the evening for six days, right? And on the 15th, CEO Lee Jae-myung of the first trial will be sentenced. The political world is going very steep. So, today's issues related to Myung Tae-kyun or these issues should be comprehensively judged and told, taking into account that the second and third transcripts or suspicions will be raised tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. It will be really hard to handle each issue if there is another storm afterwards. I totally agree with Professor Roh. I think you should make a comprehensive judgment and predict the upcoming situation and tell us today.

[Anchor]
Then, will there be an apology from the president regarding the recording of Myung Taekyun?

[Work day]
First of all, you can't figure it out from the beginning and you don't have some friendship in the presidential office.

[Anchor]
I think the screen opened at the site, so I'll tell you first. President Yoon Suk Yeol is now making a public statement at the presidential office in Yongsan. I'll connect you to the site.

[Jeong Hyejeon / Spokesperson]
Everyone, please have a seat. How are you? This is former spokesperson Jeong Hye-jeon, who hosted the Yoon Suk Yeol President's public statement and press conference today. First, President Yoon Suk Yeol will deliver a speech to the public.

[Yoon Suk Yeol / President]
My fellow citizens. The heat continued until a while ago, and now it's quite chilly in the morning and evening. I'm worried that the people will have difficulties preparing for winter. The president is always a very worried position. When it's hot, I'm worried about the heat, and when it's cold, I'm worried about the cold again. If the economy is bad, I'm worried that the business will not work again, and if the economy improves a little, I'm also worried that prices will rise again and many people's wallets will be relatively lighter.

The people are working hard and struggling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, but I also think taking care of the lives of the people 24 hours a day, 365 days a year is a responsibility that lies on the president's shoulders. However, even if I work in a broken way, I have always come to the halfway point of my term with a happy heart, not knowing that it is difficult to work for the people's livelihood anyway.

Looking back, over the past two and a half years, I've been running without a break to do what the people have entrusted me with. In the eyes of the people, there must have been a lot of deficiencies. However, my sincerity has always been next to the people. In addition, apart from my efforts, I think there were many things that worried the people.

Things that I started for the people's livelihood and the future of the Republic of Korea have caused inconvenience to the people, and I have worried and worried about the people around me. Being a president is not an excuse. Everything is my fault, my virtue Sochi. First of all, I would like to apologize to the people, and I would like to proceed with this briefing.

In the future, we will continue to take care of and examine it so that we do not cause inconvenience or concern to the people. My fellow citizens, coming here today reminds me of the time I took office as president. I knew the situation in the country was very difficult.When Ma took office, all conditions were much more difficult than I thought. The fallout from the pandemic was not yet over and in the midst of this, Russia invaded Ukraine.

Global supply chain disruptions have sent crude oil, food and raw material prices soaring, and high prices, high interest rates, and high exchange rates have persisted. If you look at the macro-indicators at the time, it was a more severe global complex crisis than the 2008 global financial crisis. Other macro-indicators were much more difficult, but China's economic growth rate was 9.7% and close to 10% in 2008, so there was no difficulty in terms of exports to China.

However, when we took over the government, China's economic growth rate also fell a lot, so the situation was much worse than in 2008. It really hurts me to see the difficult lives of the people, and I really did my best with government officials to overcome this quickly.

There were people like this, too. Among our members of the State Council, he is well-versed in the economy, but he said a lot at the Cabinet meeting that the country will collapse if it happens, and that we really need to get our heads together. There were many days when the government was desperate to see if it could get through this total crisis. I put all my energy into overcoming the crisis by correcting everything wrong. There was only one thought that we would revive our economy and make your people's lives a little better.

Now the economy is stretching. Exports are expected to hit record highs this year and the current account surplus is expected to exceed $70 billion. This year's economic growth rate is also expected to exceed 2% of the potential growth rate. When the contract for the Czech nuclear power plant construction project worth 24 trillion won is completed in March next year, it will bring more vitality to the entire Korean industry, including the nuclear power plant industry. I am deeply grateful to the people for their hard work for the past two and a half years despite this difficult situation.

My fellow citizens, we are now entering the second half of our term. I will do my best until the end of my term on May 9, 2027. And I will always go back to my initial start and start everything again. Above all, the remaining two and a half years will put changes in people's lives first. In the meantime, if we focused on normalizing the wrong economic and state administration, and if we focused on crisis management focusing on macro-indicators at that time, we will focus our capabilities on practical changes so that the people can feel more of the benefits of these changes in people's livelihoods.

By further stabilizing the price and housing market, we will reduce the most fundamental cost of living. We will provide more housing where the people want it by lifting the green belt and revitalizing reconstruction. We will also expand our financial support and comeback support programs for small business owners and self-employed people to be customized. Above all, we will expand scholarships and increase jobs so that young people can fulfill their dreams to their fullest. The welfare of our government is not populist welfare, it is not political welfare, it is the welfare of the weak. We will continue to expand the welfare of the weak and continue to increase the beneficiaries of service welfare for the elderly and the disabled.

In addition, we will respond strongly to crimes that destroy the lives of the common people, the vulnerable, and the socially disadvantaged with zero tolerance and keep the daily lives of the people safe. We will strengthen our freedom and peace by establishing a new administration in Washington and a perfect South Korea-U.S. security posture. We will further advance the security, economy, and high-tech cooperation of the Korea-U.S. alliance to expand the playground of the world where our youth and businesses can run. And we will also increase the dynamics of our economy. In addition to the semiconductor industry, we will continue to actively discover and foster new growth engines such as AI, advanced bio, and quantum to strengthen policy support and prepare for our future.

We will continue to actively promote the complete restoration of the nuclear power plant ecosystem. People. Health care, pension, labor, and education reforms, as well as 4+1 reforms to overcome low birthrates overcoming population crises, are directly related to people's livelihoods. It's also about protecting our future. Excessive competition must be resolved. Unnecessary competition is something that must be done to the extent necessary and effective to increase our total welfare, and unnecessary excessive competition is poisonous to our economy and society.

And this over-competition also leads to the centralization of the metropolitan area. We will find a fundamental solution to the population crisis by resolving excessive competition and opening a livable local era. Medical reform will be carried out calmly and meticulously so that the people do not worry. Pension reform submitted a single reform plan to the National Assembly after a long time. Last year, the largest poll of about 5,600 trillion won, FGI mathematical analysis, made it possible for the National Assembly to decide, and in the 22nd generation, we sent a single government reform plan to shorten the discussion time of the National Assembly, so we hope that the reform plan will be completed as soon as possible after a social consensus.

Labor reform will create a flexible and vibrant labor market on the basis of establishing the rule of law. Education reform is now on track. We will always expand spring schools as planned and establish a new educational framework for fostering convergent future talents. This is all structural reform for our economic growth. We will listen to public opinion and public sentiment to take more care of the reform policy so that we can minimize inconvenience to the people and complete the reform without a hitch.

My fellow citizens. I am well aware of the shortcomings of me and the government. I'll fix the part that needs to be fixed. We will humbly support the will of the people and renew our reform with the heart of serving the people. We will strengthen communication between the government and the government and become a competent government and a competent political party that works for the people. Now we are facing fierce internal and external challenges. If we go well, this crisis can turn into an opportunity for our development. There is no time to waste due to consumptive conflict. I don't think there's anything more important than doing it for people's livelihoods and the future.

Even if you point out what you need to point out, please work together for the people's livelihood and the future. Although we may have different camps and different ideas, isn't it a common task for all of us to give our children a good future? In order to gather the hearts of all the people, I will communicate more and try harder by looking back on my mindset. My government and I will do our best to help you feel the changes in people's livelihoods and dream of a better future. Thank you.