What's on Lee Jae-myung's mind?
sized by share of brain — tap one to pop it open · "everything else" is the back of his mind, up close
Kim Yong-beom hands in the resignation, and Lee takes it
The first policy chief of the Lee era exits amid the single-stock leveraged ETF backlash and a half-reversed property tax reform.
South Korea's Lee drops top policy adviser as housing concerns weigh on support
Reuters · 2026-09-01someone had to carry the etf blowup and the tax retreat out of the building, and it was never going to be him. the reshuffle needed one more body before it counted as a reset.
how sure? very sure · see the 4 sources
South Korea's Lee drops top policy adviser as housing concerns weigh on support
Reuters · 2026-09-01South Korean policy chief who backed leveraged ETFs steps down
The Business Times · 2026-09-01South Korea’s Presidential Policy Chief Kim Yong-Beom Steps Down
Bloomberg.com · 2026-09-01Presidential policy chief Kim resigns
Yonhap News Agency · 2026-09-01Below 40 for the first time: 38.9%, and seven weeks of sliding
Realmeter puts him at 38.9%, the first sub-40 reading since inauguration, with housing and the court fight doing most of the damage.
Lee’s approval down to 38.9%, falls below 40% for first time: Realmeter
The Korea Herald · 2026-08-30the reshuffle was an answer to this number, not to any particular policy. he's betting new faces buy him a plateau before the number becomes a story about him personally.
how sure? very sure · see the 4 sources
Lee’s approval down to 38.9%, falls below 40% for first time: Realmeter
The Korea Herald · 2026-08-30Lee’s approval falls below 40 percent for first time amid housing frustrations, political controversies
Korea JoongAng Daily · 2026-08-31[PolPol News] President Lee's Approval Rating Drops for 7 Consecutive Weeks to 38.9%...‘First Entry into 30% Range Since Inauguration’
아시아경제 · 2026-08-31Lee Jae Myung approval falls to new low as Blue House seeks rebound
upi.com · 2026-09-01820.9 trillion won, and a very large share of it says 'AI'
The Cabinet approved a record 2027 budget worth about $597 billion, with the biggest spending increase in years and AI as the headline line item.
South Korea unveils record budget increase to cash in on AI boom
Financial Times · 2026-09-01growth is the only thing that fixes a 38.9%. so he spends into the ai boom and dares the opposition to stand up and explain which chip they'd cut.
how sure? very sure · see the 4 sources
South Korea unveils record budget increase to cash in on AI boom
Financial Times · 2026-09-01South Korea Plans Up to 222.8 Trillion Won in 2027 Bond Issuance
Bloomberg.com · 2026-09-01Government Approves Record 820.9T Won 2027 Budget
조선일보 · 2026-09-01South Korea proposes record $597 billion 2027 budget to supercharge AI investment
Reuters · 2026-09-01The PM stakes his job on supply while Lee war-games a price crash
Lee wants faster permits and a state buyer of last resort if prices fall; Oh Se-hoon says the crash talk is the wrong thing to worry about.
President Lee Orders System to Prepare for Housing Market Crash
Businesskorea · 2026-08-31housing is what's eating the approval rating, so he wants to look ready in both directions at once, shortage and collapse. hedging out loud is still a policy.
how sure? pretty sure · see the 4 sources
President Lee Orders System to Prepare for Housing Market Crash
Businesskorea · 2026-08-31Oh Se-hoon rebukes president’s housing crash warning, urges realistic supply shift - CHOSUNBIZ
Chosunbiz · 2026-08-31President Lee Jae Myung has repeatedly called for rapid licensing and construction, presenting the e..
매일경제 · 2026-09-01PM vows to stake job on ensuring housing supply
Yonhap News Agency · 2026-09-01Kim Yong-beom hands in the resignation, and Lee takes it
The first policy chief of the Lee era exits amid the single-stock leveraged ETF backlash and a half-reversed property tax reform.
South Korea's Lee drops top policy adviser as housing concerns weigh on support
Reuters · 2026-09-01someone had to carry the etf blowup and the tax retreat out of the building, and it was never going to be him. the reshuffle needed one more body before it counted as a reset.
Lee to preside over Cabinet meeting on 2027 government budget proposal
news.google.com · 2026-09-01every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Kim Yongbeom Abruptly Resigns Amid Rollback of Real Estate Tax Reform... Blue House Searching for Successor
news.google.com · 2026-09-01every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Lee pledges discounted food reserves to curb Chuseok price pressures in Korea - CHOSUNBIZ
news.google.com · 2026-09-01every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Read the approval tracker before anyone brings it up
every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
the other 23% — quieter, but still in there23%
the year-two cabinet reset
six ministries changed hands and the reviews are in: experts call it thin, the opposition calls it a leftward u-turn.
PPP says Lee’s Cabinet reshuffle puts politics before livelihoods and the economy
Korea JoongAng Daily · 2026-08-31the Supreme Court nomination standoff
he sent the justice appointment motion to the assembly anyway; the chief justice is at a funeral and the word impeachment is already out.
Why Korea’s president and chief justice are butting heads over Supreme Court justice nominations
Hankyoreh : English Edition · 2026-08-31the 'unavoidable' rate rise
a president calling a rate rise unavoidable is the sort of thing central banks usually prefer to say first, and alone.
South Korea's President Lee says interest rate rise is unavoidable
TradingView · 2026-09-01the Chuseok price threat
he told his deputy PM nominee he'd pull the nomination if holiday prices misbehave. probably a joke. probably.
Lee Warns Nomination Cancellation for Chuseok Prices
조선일보 · 2026-09-01Cho Kuk's verdict prediction
an ally publicly forecasting a guilty verdict in the post-term retrial is not the kind of help anyone asked for.
Cho Kuk Warns of Guilty Verdict in Lee Jae Myung's Retrial
조선일보 · 2026-09-01the police reform order
he says a few bad apples tarnished a dedicated majority, then keeps reorganising the whole orchard anyway.
President Lee Jae-myung Says "Overwhelming Majority of Police Are Dedicated, Reputations Tarnished by a Few Bad Apples"
news.sbs.co.kr · 2026-09-01the Jeju missing-persons case
a police chief's promotion is frozen over it, and he wants a named human being accountable the next time someone vanishes.
Lee orders clear chain of responsibility for missing person cases
The Korea Herald · 2026-09-01the justice minister with the indictment question
his nominee once argued for dismissing indictments, a line the opposition will be reading aloud for several weeks.
President Lee Names Prosecution Abolition Advocate Kim Seung-won as Justice Minister
조선일보 · 2026-08-30