It is known that President Yoon Seok-yeol decided not to do doorstepping (questions and answers on the way to work) while going to the Yongsan Presidential Office on the 21st.
It is interpreted as the aftermath of the public war of words that took place between the MBC reporter and the presidential secretary on the 18th.
A key official in the presidential office said in a phone call with Yonhap News today (21st) that "President Yoon has finally decided not to do door stepping this morning."
President Yoon has no external schedule this morning, except for regular internal meetings such as the meeting of the chief secretary of the presidential office, but unlike usual, he will head straight to the office without meeting with reporters.
Inside and outside the presidential office, there is also a possibility that President Yoon will temporarily suspend doorstepping for the time being.
It seems that there is a concern that the situation may recur, such as the reporter asking aggressive questions to President Yoon and clashing with the staff.
An official from the presidential office said in a phone call, "It is difficult to do doorstepping again unless circumstances change."
Some are discussing the demand for replacement of reporters at MBC or disciplinary action as a follow-up measure at the presidential office level.
The President's Office set up a screen made of wooden plywood in the lobby on the first floor of the government building where President Yoon was doorstepping yesterday.
Afterwards, it is a policy to divide the space by erecting a wall made of 'security glass'.
However, the President's Office is in the position that the MBC reporter and the secretary had a war of words and the installation of this screen is irrelevant.