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Lee Jae-myung

What's on Lee Jae-myung's mind?

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the policy chief who walked 24% the push to end the armistice 18% · newthe record 2027 budget 16% · newthe growth-before-welfare turn 13% · neweverything else 29%
#1
His first policy chief quit two days after the reshuffle

Kim Yong-beom walked amid the single-stock leveraged ETF row and a real-estate tax rollback; the Blue House is already hunting a successor.

South Korea's Lee drops top policy adviser as housing concerns weigh on support

Reuters · 2026-09-01
our translation

he let the architect take the blame for the buildings. the reshuffle was supposed to stop the bleeding, not start it - now every policy reversal has a name attached to it.

Successor search still openvery sure · 4 sources
#2
Lee wants the armistice replaced, and Trump to reopen the North Korea line
new — Peace-regime pitch made Sept 2pretty sure · 4 sources
#3
A record 820.9 trillion won budget, aimed straight at AI
new — Cabinet approved it Sept 1very sure · 4 sources
#4
'Now is the time to expand the pie' - distribution can wait
new — New growth line delivered Sept 2pretty sure · 4 sources
wednesday, september 2
Get hourly updates on the Busan tugboat search - six still missing(reported)
Start interviewing candidates for the empty policy chief's desk(reported)
Work the phones for bipartisan votes on the 2027 budget(reported)
Ask an aide what a box of apples costs before Chuseok(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

President Lee Orders "Mobilize All Available Resources for Rescue" in Busan Tugboat Capsizing Accident

news.google.com · 2026-09-02

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