President Yoon Suk-yeol (left) and former U.S. President Donald Trump are both from outside the political arena. [AP=Yonhap News]

There are commonalities between former U.S. President Donald Trump and President Yoon Suk-yeol. Both came from outside politics to become president, and their love for their country is unparalleled.

I, too, was once misled by the fake news from pro-China and pro-North Korean media in our country and thought President Trump was a strange person. However, after getting to know President Trump well, I became a fan of his.

Then, in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, I witnessed him lose to Biden due to election fraud. The vote count graph showing Biden's 'spike jump' during the vote tally is still vivid in my memory.

Biden's vote count, which was lagging behind, suddenly jumped at a certain point like a spike in a volleyball game, significantly surpassing Trump. This was a phenomenon that occurred consistently in seven swing states in the U.S.

The Trump I know is a person with a brilliant mind, tenacious in everything, and someone who prepares and acts thoroughly. Although he lost due to election fraud, a significant number of Republican voters still supported him. The majority of Republican voters are the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement, and about 65% of Republican voters are still MAGA.

President Trump emphasizes, "What we are doing now is meaningless without eradicating election fraud." He is investigating an international election fraud cartel beyond the scope of domestic election fraud in the U.S. Some say that related announcements are not far off.

There are persistent suspicions that South Korea is involved in an international election fraud cartel. Patriotic conservative right-wing groups are hoping that this will be the decisive factor in uncovering the truth of election fraud in the Republic of Korea.

Furthermore, President Trump is pursuing institutional reform following his investigation into election fraud. This is the 'THE SAVE AMERICA ACT'. The core of this bill is to verify voter identification and completely abolish the mail-in voting system. This is something South Korea, which maintains early voting without even a pre-election voter roster, could learn from.

In South Korea, over 70% of right-wing citizens suspect election fraud, yet they are dismissed as conspiracy theorists. Even the People Power Party has expressed its intention to break ties with President Yoon, who declared martial law to investigate election fraud. Does it make sense to declare a severance for the sake of expanding centrist appeal and winning local elections where the voter turnout is not even 50%?

If it is a 'party where the party members are the masters,' then the party must consult the party members when making important decisions. A majority of party members are shouting for 'eradication of election fraud' and 'Yoon Again.' A party that tries to go its own way from such party members has no future.

Why apologize for martial law and declare severance, thereby trapping themselves in the frame of a rebellious party? There are no voters who would vote for a 'rebellious party.' People vote for parties that fight for the truth.

The lawmakers who approve of impeachment, apologize for martial law, call for expanding centrism, and intend to break ties with President Yoon are pro-China, collaborators in election fraud, and beneficiaries of election fraud. Otherwise, they are clearly lawmakers who have a significant weakness. That is why they pretend to be unaware of President Trump's remarks on election fraud, despite claiming to be a right-wing party advocating pro-Americanism.

What the People Power Party must remember is that President Trump will not abandon President Yoon, who shares his views, nor will he abandon the pro-American citizens of South Korea.

Long live patriotic citizens!

Long live the Republic of Korea!

◆ Cho Yang-gun, Columnist

Head of the 4.15 Election Fraud National Action Headquarters