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Update: This is satire from a year ago.
U.S. Offered North Korea Trump Hotel and Casino as Incentive to Halt Nuke Program
MAY 5, 2017 by R. HOBBUS J.D.
PYONGYANG, Dprk. U.S. officials met in secret with a delegation from North Korea last month to iron out the details of a historic agreement that will allow the Trump Organization to open a luxury hotel and casino in Pyongyang as an incentive for the regime to dismantle its nuclear program, a senior State Department official told The Wall Street Journal on Friday.
North Koreans may soon find themselves enjoying all the benefits and experiences that a five-star luxury resort has to offer, State Department spokesperson Stacy Friedman told The Journal. Under the agreement, the United States will purchase the Ryugyong Hotel, a 105-story pyramid-shaped skyscraper located in Pyongyang, for $850 million before turning ownership of the property over to the Trump Organization. Ultimately, North Korea will pay us back for the cost of the hotel, explained Ms. Friedman before adding that the five-star resort will provide a significant boost to North Koreas struggling economy.
While the United States does not maintain official contact with the countrys reclusive leadership, officials have expressed confidence that North Koreas Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un will be extremely satisfied with Pyongyangs Trump International Hotel and Casino. One of the more visually stunning aspects of this property is its sheer size, especially when compared to the Trump World towers in Seoul, a senior White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press, told The Washington Times.
In addition to becoming one of Asias most sought after vacation destinations, the Trump International Hotel and Casino in Pyongyang could serve as an impromptu embassy for the United States. Youre going to have a very neutral environment where American and North Korean officials can get together and socialize, Michael Winthrop, who served as an adviser to former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, told Real News Right Now. Regardless of your political leanings, this is a clear opportunity to establish some form of common ground.
http://realnewsrightnow.com/2017/05/u-s-offered-north-korea-trump-hotel-casino-incentive-halt-nuke-program/
Zoonart
(11,878 posts)IS this true? My head is about to explode.
Wounded Bear
(58,706 posts)I think I'll wait for more sources on this one before I invest any energy into outrage.
B2G
(9,766 posts)Jesus.
Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)rzemanfl
(29,568 posts)R. Hobbus J.D. is an internationally acclaimed independent investigative journalist specializing in international politics, health, business, science, conflict resolution, history, geography, mathematics, social issues, feminism, space travel, civil rights, human rights, animal rights, fashion, film, astronomy, classic literature, religion, biology, paranormal activity, the occult, physics, psychology, and creative writing. He has appeared in countless publications including Time Magazine, Newsweek, Playboy, The Economist, The New York Times, Mad Magazine, Hustler, Guns & Ammo, People, Maxim Magazine, Highlights, The 9/11 Commission Report, The New Yorker, Bon Appetite, Rolling Stone, Car & Driver, Soldier of Fortune, Elle, Nintendo Power, National Geographic, and many more. He has received numerous awards for his work including the prestigious Stephen Glass Distinction in Journalistic Integrity (2011), The Oscar Mayer Award for Journalistic Excellence (2003), three Nobel Peace Prize nominations, one Pulitzer in Investigative Reporting (1998), and two Pulitzer Prizes in Commentary (1996, 2008). He resides comfortably in his modest home overlooking the coast of Nantucket surrounded by his wife and twelve cats.
B2G
(9,766 posts)rzemanfl
(29,568 posts)Zoonart
(11,878 posts)rzemanfl
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Eyeball_Kid
(7,434 posts)And it looks like the GOP is playing with itself while Trumpy burns down the house. Theyre all money grubbing grifters. NO ONE is standing on principle.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,870 posts)This doesn't sound true.
B2G
(9,766 posts)From Snopes:
"Like all content published by Real News Right Now, the story was satirical in nature, although the site does not include a disclaimer identifying its material fake news . However, the sites About page includes several obvious indicators, such as its humorous claims that author R. Hobbus J.D. has received non-existent awards such as the Oscar Mayer Award for Journalistic Excellence and the Stephen Glass Distinction in Journalistic Integrity.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-turkey-pardons-reversed/
leftyladyfrommo
(18,870 posts)Besides, no one in N Korea has the money to stay anywhere. It would be as empty as their streets.
What is sad is that Trump might really try sonething like that.
So hard to tell what is real and what is an illusion anymore.
B2G
(9,766 posts)Thank you.
left-of-center2012
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