Yeonmi Park, who has become a popular conservative figure in the U.S., responded to Tuesday’s news of the American soldier who crossed into North Korea.
Yeonmi Park, who defected from North Korea as a teen and now lives in the United States as an American citizen, has spoken out about the U.S. soldier who « willingly » crossed into North Korea on Tuesday.
United States and international officials confirmed that a U.S. servicemember who was touring the Joint Security Area (JSA), the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, crossed into North Korea « without authorization » and is currently believed to be in the custody of the country’s forces.
Responding to the news, Park tweeted, « Well, I hope more people who hate America defect to North Korea… »
Park has become popular among American conservative audiences in recent years for comparing the political climate and culture wars in the U.S. to her childhood in communist North Korea.