Trump International Hotel, Pyongyang<\/p>\n
This is a work of fiction.\u00a0 But today it\u2019s burgers, tomorrow, who knows?\u00a0 If it were true, would anyone be surprised?<\/em><\/p>\n Breaking News \u2013 Today \u2013 Potomac Falls, Virginia (Trump National Golf Club)<\/strong><\/p>\n President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement about negotiations with North Korea from the ninth tee of his Trump National Golf Course.\u00a0 The President revealed plans to build a Trump branded international hotel in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.\u00a0 Mr. Trump spoke glowingly of the multi-national financing, including large investments by Chinese and Russian banks.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have gotten the biggest players in Korea to put their money into North Korea instead of their troops. My friends Presidents Xi of China and Putin of Russia have joined in making this happen. \u00a0We will all have enough invested in the project to make it worth avoiding a nuclear war.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great deal!!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The North Koreans, who have been desperately looking for a way to end economic sanctions, spoke exuberantly about the new construction.\u00a0 The spokesman for the Supreme Leader stated:<\/p>\n \u201cThe Supreme Leader Kim is very pleased that President Trump, his dear friend, finally has recognized the economic and tourist values of one of the world\u2019s great cities, Pyongyang.\u00a0 In return for his investment, the Peoples\u2019 Republic will end nuclear testing at the facility we recently destroyed, and will give our used nuclear weapons to the United Nations<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n The Presidential announcement follows a frantic series of negotiations among the various powers.\u00a0China gained a series of economic incentives from the United States, most notably the removal of sanctions against ZTE, the giant mobile phone company. \u00a0And while the incentives that produced Russian involvement in the deal have not been revealed, the Russian banks do have a big interest in the success of the President\u2019s initiative, freeing up investment money frozen by US sanctions.<\/p>\n Analysis of the agreement is still incomplete.\u00a0 The North Koreans, in addition to getting a break from the long-term economic sanctions, also now have a \u201chostage.\u201d\u00a0 The United States would be less likely to attack Pyongyang if a large US economic investment, particularly one bearing the President\u2019s name, is located there.\u00a0 Chinese and Russian financial involvement would also increase the stakes of any military action.<\/p>\n It is unclear whether the North Koreans have actually agreed to \u201cde-nuclearize\u201d the Korean peninsula.\u00a0Their statements don\u2019t seem to include the ballistic missile development program, nor unused nuclear weapons or materials.<\/p>\n Democrats claimed that this is just another case of the President mixing his personal finances with the office of the President.\u00a0 Richard Painter, former legal counsel to President George W Bush and now a registered Minnesota Democrat, stated,<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026this is just another instance of Trump violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution, using the office of the Presidency to make a personal profit.\u00a0 Congress should immediately begin impeachment proceedings.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Trump press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was able to make a brief statement after the President teed off with friend, Newsmax publisher Chris Ruddy, slicing his shot down the fairway into the rough.\u00a0 Sanders stated that the Trump Organization was fully behind this effort, and that Donald Trump Jr. would immediately leave for Pyongyang to start the process.\u00a0 When asked by media if Trump Jr.\u2019s departure was timed to avoid potential indictment by the Mueller investigation, Sanders replied:<\/p>\n