CNN Panel on South Korea President Declaring Martial Law: This Is What Can Happen to Us Under Trump

BASH As you re ░░░░░░░░ what President Biden is ░░░░░░░░ to do he is ░░░░░░░░ speaking We should remind ░░░░░░░░ viewers that he is ░░░░░░░░ an international trip He ░░░░░░░░ in Africa Angola in ░░░░░░░░ He s at an ░░░░░░░░ right now He has ░░░░░░░░ addressed this issue We ░░░░░░░░ going to monitor that ░░░░░░░░ see if he does ░░░░░░░░ as we watch and ░░░░░░░░ for that MJ just ░░░░░░░░ a little bit about ░░░░░░░░ deep knowledge of the ░░░░░░░░ You mentioned that this ░░░░░░░░ the first time that ░░░░░░░░ law has been declared ░░░░░░░░ it was ruled by ░░░░░░░░ dictatorship in the 1980s ░░░░░░░░ you just elaborate on ░░░░░░░░ Lee Yeah You know ░░░░░░░░ was saying this in ░░░░░░░░ last hour just for ░░░░░░░░ here The reason that ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ so I think emotionally ░░░░░░░░ for the folks in ░░░░░░░░ is because this is ░░░░░░░░ really distant history The ░░░░░░░░ that this kind of ░░░░░░░░ could happen in the ░░░░░░░░ of Seoul for folks ░░░░░░░░ are in my parents ░░░░░░░░ and certainly my grandparents ░░░░░░░░ this is what they ░░░░░░░░ through crosstalk BASH And ░░░░░░░░ were born in South ░░░░░░░░ Lee I was born ░░░░░░░░ South Korea the very ░░░░░░░░ year that there was ░░░░░░░░ military dictatorship And soon ░░░░░░░░ I was born there ░░░░░░░░ the first democratic presidential ░░░░░░░░ that elected Roh Tae ░░░░░░░░ And obviously the country ░░░░░░░░ evolved and developed so ░░░░░░░░ since then But we ░░░░░░░░ talk about South Korea ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ democratic countries and a ░░░░░░░░ democratic country in Asia ░░░░░░░░ we look to and ░░░░░░░░ to often as a ░░░░░░░░ So just seeing these ░░░░░░░░ seeing these scenes knowing ░░░░░░░░ this is possible I ░░░░░░░░ just in and of ░░░░░░░░ in the context of ░░░░░░░░ Korean history is important ░░░░░░░░ we around the table ░░░░░░░░ talk about why this ░░░░░░░░ be an important thing ░░░░░░░░ Americans to pay attention ░░░░░░░░ BASH Right Well that ░░░░░░░░ what I want to ░░░░░░░░ particularly given that Donald ░░░░░░░░ is about to be ░░░░░░░░ in a number of ░░░░░░░░ somebody who has said ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Lee he wants ░░░░░░░░ use the military to ░░░░░░░░ after his own enemies ░░░░░░░░ Well pick up on ░░░░░░░░ BRESHANAN Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ think MJ s points ░░░░░░░░ very she s right ░░░░░░░░ point here I mean ░░░░░░░░ really rolled out the ░░░░░░░░ carpet for Yoon I ░░░░░░░░ he had a state ░░░░░░░░ last year at a ░░░░░░░░ dinner with Biden We ░░░░░░░░ know they issued a ░░░░░░░░ Biden and Yoon I ░░░░░░░░ And now the thought ░░░░░░░░ know we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ entering the National Assembly ░░░░░░░░ mean you talked about ░░░░░░░░ the parallels of January ░░░░░░░░ just the image of ░░░░░░░░ democracy facing this kind ░░░░░░░░ crisis I think this ░░░░░░░░ something that people are ░░░░░░░░ about or Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ about when they think ░░░░░░░░ Trump s return because ░░░░░░░░ has used he has ░░░░░░░░ has encouraged the use ░░░░░░░░ force BASH Mm hmm ░░░░░░░░ to achieve political goals ░░░░░░░░ you know or try ░░░░░░░░ achieve a political goal ░░░░░░░░ January 6th and you ░░░░░░░░ or at least played ░░░░░░░░ it We ve talked ░░░░░░░░ now pardoning some of ░░░░░░░░ folks on January 6th ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm BRESHANAN the ░░░░░░░░ rioters insurrectionists whatever you ░░░░░░░░ to call them So ░░░░░░░░ know this is on ░░░░░░░░ top of people s ░░░░░░░░ And then I think ░░░░░░░░ they see scenes like ░░░░░░░░ it s just shocking ░░░░░░░░ see a decades long ░░░░░░░░ one of the closest ░░░░░░░░ S allies in the ░░░░░░░░ in the world have ░░░░░░░░ go through this kind ░░░░░░░░ convulsion I think it ░░░░░░░░ just you know it ░░░░░░░░ Washington Capitol Hill I ░░░░░░░░ trying to get a ░░░░░░░░ from people Nobody wants ░░░░░░░░ say anything BASH Yeah ░░░░░░░░ because they don t ░░░░░░░░ how to deal with ░░░░░░░░