Lee slams conservative YouTuber's slush fund accusations as 'pathetic,' 'malicious'
Published: 20 Mar. 2026, 09:56
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President Lee Jae Myung speaks at a senior aides' meeting at the Blue House in Jongno District, central Seoul, on March 19. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]
President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday lambasted a conservative YouTube channel for airing slush fund accusations against him, calling it "pathetic" and "malicious."
The reaction came after the YouTube channel run by Jeon Han-gil, a former Korean history instructor and now a vocal supporter of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, aired an interview with a man making the allegations.
He argued that Lee is preparing to flee to China and recently transferred 160 trillion won ($106.5 billion) and military secrets to Chinese authorities in Singapore.
"Secret slush funds and leaking national military information? This is a truly pathetic and malicious smear campaign. It must be severely punished," Lee wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Lee made the remarks by citing a post by Rep. Han Jun-ho of the ruling Democratic Party, who criticized Jeon's video and urged investigative authorities to step in immediately.
In the YouTube interview, the man claimed that U.S. intelligence operatives have figured everything out, but offered no concrete evidence to support the statement.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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