{
  "id": 831968,
  "title": "Song Young-gil, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, apologized for his remark describing Rep. Chung Cheong-rae as a “carp-like IQ.”\n\nOn the 29th, Song said on Facebook, “I want to apologize to Rep. Chung Cheong-rae for my careless remark.\"\n\nHe continued, “It was not a remark that I should have made about a fellow party member.”\n\nOn the 28th, Song made a remark at a closed-door meeting of the Democratic Party’s Supreme Council, saying, “Some people have a carp-like IQ, only remembering things from a few minutes ago.”\n\nAlthough Song did not directly mention Rep. Chung by name, he was reported to have been referring to Chung, who had expressed a different opinion from Song’s at a previous meeting.\n\nIn response, Rep. Chung said on Facebook, “I am disappointed in the leader of the Democratic Party for not being able to properly manage his remarks.”\n\nChung also expressed regret, saying, “It seems that some people are still unable to properly express their opinions in a debate.”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/story-831968",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T01:28:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1272925.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
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  "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."
}