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Na Kyung-won said, "President Lee will not call me to play golf."

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National Assemblywoman Na Kyung-won expressed her disapproval of President Lee Jae-myung playing golf, stating that she would not accept a phone call from him. In an interview on SBS Radio's "Kim Tae-hyun's Politics Show" on the 14th, Na Kyung-won criticized President Lee for engaging in golfing with opposition members and government officials, expressing her skepticism about the timing and manner of such meetings.

She pointed out that President Lee and Defense Minister Ahn Gun-kyung were suspected of playing golf at the Taehwang Golf Course during a North Sea surveillance mission in the previous month, where a South Korean soldier went missing. Na Kyung-won also noted that the golfing incident happened just a few months ago, and the timing raises questions about the president's motives.

She believed that merely meeting and socializing is not as important as resolving important issues like the ongoing issue. When asked if she thought President Lee would not play golf if he received a phone call, Na responded that she believed he would not. She also mentioned that she had no common ground with President Lee and had previously heard of President Lee playing golf with former National Assembly members and the current president of the National Assembly.

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