Former Roh Moo-hyun Foundation Chairman Yoo Si-min said of the U.S.-Korea tariff talks now being fine-tuned, "If Yoon Suk-yeol (former president) were here, how much money would he be shoveling to the United States right now."
On the 19th, on his YouTube channel "Yoo Si-min Fishing Academy," Yoo said, "It seems (the U.S. side) is threatening, saying, 'If you don't sign now, we'll pull U.S. troops.'"
He said, "It seems the president, Lee Jae-myung, saying, 'It is an old idea to pursue self-reliant defense without foreign troops; we can do it anytime,' is a response (to the United States)," adding, "Even if (U.S. Forces Korea are) pulled, Kim Jong Un is dozing off, so it doesn't matter much to us."
He went on, "The reason (North Korea) cut off roads even when Yoon Suk-yeol sent drones and kicked up a fuss last time was because they were afraid it might really invade," adding, "(North Korea) knows it would die if a war breaks out."
Labeling U.S. President Donald Trump a "thug," former Chairman Yoo argued that because "Korea wouldn't sign," authorities cracked down on the construction site of the joint battery plant of Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution. At the time, 317 Korean workers were detained. He added, "It wasn't something ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) just did," and, "We can let LG and Hyundai take a bit of a loss. It's a pity, but..."
Regarding Japan, which decided to invest $550 billion in the United States, he said, "It's so funny." He said, "Except for the Pacific War, Japan has little experience doing things like this with a great power," and added, "Since the Han dynasty, for 2,000 years, we have suffered at the hands of the Chinese bastards and accumulated know-how. So we don't just kneel."