{
  "id": 2322004,
  "title": "Ruling party slams opposition for attacking Lee over nat'l security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ruling-party-slams-opposition-for-attacking-lee-over-natl-security-2322004",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T06:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260821/ruling-party-slams-opposition-for-attacking-lee-over-natl-security"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) strongly criticized the opposition People Power Party (PPP) for attacking President Lee Jae Myung over his remarks regarding the reduction of Korea-U.S. military exercises. DPK floor leader Han Byung-do stated at a party leadership meeting that President Lee respects U.S. President Donald Trump's determination to establish a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula and fully agrees that Korea must shoulder its own security responsibilities. He emphasized that this approach aims to reduce the risk of war and pave the way for dialogue, based on a robust Korea-U.S. alliance and strong self-reliant defense capabilities.\n\nEarlier, PPP floor Jeong Jeom-sig had criticized President Lee for expressing his respect for Trump's decision to scale back the joint Korea-U.S. military drills. Jeong Jeom-sig questioned how a commander-in-chief could be gleeful after having its military training schedule with an ally bypassed.",
  "summary": "The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Friday lashed out at the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) for denouncing President Lee Jae Myung's remarks portraying the reduction of Korea-U.S. military exercises as a big decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula. \"President Lee expressed his respect for Trump's determination to build a peace regime on…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The ruling party's rebuke of the opposition's attack on President Lee signals a hardening of its stance on national security, implying that any criticism of the president's approach will be met with a strong defense.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ruling party slams opposition for attacking Lee over nat'l security",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ruling-party-slams-opposition-for-attacking-lee-over-natl-security-2323665",
        "published": "2026-08-21T06:57:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}