Recent events surrounding the U.S. Congress, including the dismissal of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by Andy Kim (41, Democratic Party), a three-term congressman from New Jersey who is the first Korean to run for the Senate, are raising doubts about U.S. leadership. claimed.
According to Bloomberg News on the 4th (local time), Rep. Kim said of the recent chaos in Congress, “We are not instilling trust in the rest of the world,” and “What are American values? “(The current situation) is not where we want to be,” he said.
Previously, the U.S. House of Representatives held a plenary session the previous day (the 3rd) and voted on a resolution to dismiss the Speaker of the House submitted by Representative Matt Gates, a hard-line Republican, and adopted the dismissal resolution with 216 votes in favor to 210 against.
For the first time in U.S. history, the Speaker of the House of Representatives was dismissed, making U.S. support for Ukraine uncertain. US President Joe Biden said, “I expect Chairman McCarthy to soon submit a bill that includes funding for Ukraine,” but this is because Chairman McCarthy was dismissed. In addition, if President Biden loses in the 2024 presidential election, additional support for Ukraine is expected to become more difficult.
With the possibility of a regime change in mind, Rep. Kim said, “Leaders of other countries continue to ask whether the United States is still a trustworthy partner,” and added, “Like the Paris Climate Agreement, which has reversed accession, withdrawal, and membership, there will be doubts about what they can trust.” explained.
Previously, Rep. Kim announced plans to run against Senator Bob Menendez (Democratic), who was indicted on bribery charges. Rep. Kim succeeded in raising $1 million (approximately 1.356 billion won) in the week after declaring his candidacy by demanding Rep. Menendez’s resignation.
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If Rep. Kim succeeds in his challenge, he will become the first Korean-American U.S. senator.
Rep. Kim, a second-generation Korean-American immigrant, has represented New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes suburban areas east of Trenton, since 2019. He was re-elected last November with a margin of more than 10 percentage points over the second-place candidate. He also served as an advisor during the Obama administration.
As anti-Asian sentiment arose in the aftermath of COVID-19, Rep. Kim publicly commented on this, and drew attention when his story about cleaning up trash left behind by rioters following the riots that occupied the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, became known.
Meanwhile, Senator Menendez, whom Rep. Andy Kim is challenging, is a leading figure who served his 7th term in the House of Representatives and his 3rd term in the Senate. He has been indicted on charges of bribery and corruption for pressuring officials at the Ministry of Agriculture to maintain his monopoly on business in Egypt.
Source: Donga
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