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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Fri Aug 16, 2019, 05:00 PM Aug 2019

After failed Greenland purchase, Trump eyes recently vacated Virgin Islands property (yes, satire)



BEDMINSTER, NJ: As Donald Trump's hopes for the acquisition of Greenland quickly wither, he's set his sights on a new property: Little St. James Island, a small part of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

"I hear it might be up for sale," Trump said. "It was apparently owned by a billionaire, I think his name was Jerry Einstein or something like that. Never heard of him, never met him, but I was told that he used to be a popular guy around Palm Beach. I've never been there, but I've seen some photos of the place, and you can feel a rich sense of history there. I'll bet that if those walls could talk, you'd hear some fabulous stories. Really fabulous stories."

While Trump's plans for the property have not been fully revealed, aides have signaled that he'd ultimately like to see it become the 51st state. White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway told reporters "I know that the fake media will accuse the president of considering this move in order to secure more electoral college votes, but that's simply not true. He loves America, and he promised to make it great again, and becoming the first U.S. president since Dwight D. Eisenhower to oversee a new state added to our nation would be a bold example of his keeping his promises to the American people."

Jerry Einstein could not be reached for comment. DEVELOPING STORY.
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After failed Greenland purchase, Trump eyes recently vacated Virgin Islands property (yes, satire) (Original Post) Miles Archer Aug 2019 OP
Funny, but... VarryOn Aug 2019 #1
Too many complaints about not labeling posts as satire Miles Archer Aug 2019 #2
Yeah, I understand...and dont blame you. VarryOn Aug 2019 #3
 

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)
1. Funny, but...
Fri Aug 16, 2019, 06:26 PM
Aug 2019

I hope labeling satire as such doesnt become a thing. Half the fun in satire comes from figuring out what it is. Its subtlety is humor in itself.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
2. Too many complaints about not labeling posts as satire
Fri Aug 16, 2019, 06:29 PM
Aug 2019

I used to post this stuff without the caveat, and then the flood of complaints.

So I'm with you on this, but I also hate complaints.

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