Song Young-gil, a candidate for the leadership of the Democratic Party, has ramped up his criticism of fellow candidate Jung Cheong-rae, using harsh language such as "goldfish IQ" and "quack doctor."
On CBS Radio's 'Park Seong-tae's News Show' on August 13, Song accused Jung of lying about the criteria for winning the June 3 local elections, stating, "Why are you telling such obvious lies? It's not like you have a goldfish IQ."
During a debate on SBS TV the previous day, Song pointed out that President Lee Jae-myung had apologized to the public for losing in areas he should have won, while Jung claimed that the party had agreed on a victory strategy. Jung later clarified that he referred to the party and government, not the party and the president.
Additionally, on KBS Radio's 'Intensive Current Affairs' the day before, Song criticized Jung's assessment of the decline in President Lee's approval ratings, attributing it to the loss of core supporters. Song argued that the current drop in support is due to issues like real estate and leveraged ETFs, calling Jung's attempt to regain core support a "quack doctor prescription."
Last month, Song had also remarked on Jung's comments about the ongoing conflict between the ruling party and the president, saying, "It's absurd that the ruling party leader and the president are at odds while there are still four years left in the presidential term." He controversially added that in the past, such matters would have been dealt with severely, leading to a public apology from him during the debate.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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