Far-right figures from South Korea and the U.S. gathered in America to fiercely denounce the Korean government.
They called for dissolving the National Assembly, suggested that U.S. forces in Korea should manage elections, and even appealed to President Donald Trump for help.
MBC’s Kim Jae-yong reports from Washington.
At a hotel near Washington D.C., around 300 people gathered for a hardline conservative meeting.
It was hosted by Truth Forum, a far-right Christian group organized at Seoul National University a decade ago.
Throughout the event, conspiratorial and inflammatory attacks on the current Korean government dominated the stage.
The group’s leader spoke of a “Pyongyang rally” and a “pro-China regime,” while another figure—reviving the rhetoric of the disbanded White Skull Unit after 30 years—called for dissolving the National Assembly and having the U.S. Eighth Army oversee elections.
[Kim Eun-gu / Truth Forum Representative]
“Shouldn’t we hold a Truth Forum in Pyongyang someday? Everyone! ‘China Lee’ (pro-China regime), stop stealing!”
[Kim Jeong-hyun / Head of Anti-Communist Youth League]
“We must invoke the people’s right of resistance to dissolve the National Assembly. After that, we can ask the U.S. 8th Army to manage elections…”
Also present was Jeon Han-gil, a conservative YouTuber currently residing in the U.S. His tone was loud and his words harsh.
[Jeon Han-gil / Conservative YouTuber]
“Since the birth of the evil monster Lee Jae-myung regime, this government is by Lee Jae-myung, of Lee Jae-myung, and for Lee Jae-myung.”
Suddenly, he mentioned that he had bought a bulletproof vest two days earlier, claimed that the approval rating above 60% for the recent Korea–U.S. summit was fabricated, and bizarrely dragged in Trump and Google.
[Jeon Han-gil / Conservative YouTuber]
“President Trump, and Google headquarters—are you watching? Please set things right.”
Another participant, Jenny Park, a Korean-American who introduced herself as a White House correspondent, also joined in.
[Jenny Park / Korean-American, White House Correspondent]
“Lee Jae-myung has nothing left but to be beaten down. Former presidents Yoon Suk-yeol and Park Geun-hye are the symbols of our free conservative right wing.”
Although organizers said they would pray, the five-hour event was filled with repeated extremist rhetoric. Jeon Han-gil and others also announced another upcoming event next week, this time in coordination with former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn.
Kim Jae-yong, MBC News, Washington.
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