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Lee Jae-myung

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

read fresh this morning at 6
28%20%16%12%24%
the 'no troops for war' line 28% · newthe justice minister nominee 20% · newthe fans he asked to calm down 16% · newthe ‘no intention whatsoever’ pledge 12% · neweverything else 24%
#1
No Combat Troops for Hormuz - but the Navy Can Escort

Lee ruled out joining a US war on Iran, then his office insisted that was not a refusal.

South Korea rules out deployment in Mideast but will protect shipping

The Arab Weekly · 2026-09-19
our translation

he wants to say no to trump without saying no out loud - escorts and a bigger anti-piracy unit are the price of not sending soldiers

new — 11 outlets on the Hormuz refusalvery sure · 3 sources
#2
Second Cabinet Pick Walks Before the Hearing
new — Nominee withdrew Sept 19very sure · 3 sources
#3
Lee to His Own Base: Drop the Hate, It Is Blocking Reform
new — Deleted X post same daypretty sure · 3 sources
#4
No Second Term, So the Party Reopens the Constitution
new — Amendment push revived Sept 20pretty sure · 3 sources
sunday, september 20
Vet the next justice minister nominee before naming one(reported)
Hold the escort-not-combat line in calls with Washington(reported)
Read the X mentions once, then put the phone down(safe bet)
Check in on the Asian Games medal table(safe bet)

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

The source

South Korea justice nominee withdraws in Lee's second cabinet setback as polls slide

news.google.com · 2026-09-20

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