It was hoped the unprecedented, ground-breaking meeting set up by new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo between President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-Un would distract the world's news organizations from the looming threat of obstruction of justice charges against the president, the deepening Russian collusion scandal, the lawsuit brought by adult film actress Stephanie Clifford a.k.a. Stormy Daniels, the criminal charges stemming from incriminating information found in Michael Cohen's confiscated material, a lawsuit 19 women brought against Trump for serial sexual assault, 26 plaintiffs suing Trump regarding his golf courses over non payment of labor, personal injuries, and unannounced changes to membership fees, and several other cases making their way through federal courts regarding Trump's Emoluments violations, Oath of Office violations, and even overcharging the government when secret service agents had to rent his golf carts in order to protect him at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Instead, what did happen caught everyone off guard.
In a startling development, just as the meeting with Kim Jong-Un got under way, President Trump asked for, and was granted, political asylum in North Korea.
Trump was accompanied to the meeting by his entire cabinet and several aides, most of whom waited just outside the hall. Trump had deliberately excluded the U.S. press from the summit meeting so it was left to North and South Korean journalists and photographers to report on what happened. They said at the very opening Mr.Trump entered the room and walked over to the table as Kim Jong-Un entered from the opposite side of the room. Breaking protocol, Trump moved around to Kim’s side of the table and kept going toward Kim and his group of advisers. The journalists were expecting Trump’s usual power-handshake when he reached Kim. But instead, Trump put his hand on Kim’s shoulder and leaned down to his ear. The North Korean security men started to close in to protect Kim when Kim’s interpreter Chun Kei-Ryong, who had walked rapidly up behind Kim, spoke quickly and then turned to the gathered officials.
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In a startling development, just as the meeting with Kim Jong-Un got under way, President Trump asked for, and was granted, political asylum in North Korea.
Trump was accompanied to the meeting by his entire cabinet and several aides, most of whom waited just outside the hall. Trump had deliberately excluded the U.S. press from the summit meeting so it was left to North and South Korean journalists and photographers to report on what happened. They said at the very opening Mr.Trump entered the room and walked over to the table as Kim Jong-Un entered from the opposite side of the room. Breaking protocol, Trump moved around to Kim’s side of the table and kept going toward Kim and his group of advisers. The journalists were expecting Trump’s usual power-handshake when he reached Kim. But instead, Trump put his hand on Kim’s shoulder and leaned down to his ear. The North Korean security men started to close in to protect Kim when Kim’s interpreter Chun Kei-Ryong, who had walked rapidly up behind Kim, spoke quickly and then turned to the gathered officials.
Chun Kei-Ryong (left) and Kim Jong-Un moments before meeting President Trump
“Mr. Trump
says he would like to come and stay in North Korea permanently,” Kei-Ryong
said. “He has asked for asylum.”
There was a loud gasp from
the South Koreans lining the southern and eastern walls and many rushed outside, while two
American aides who had accompanied President Trump into the room stopped in their
tracks at the table and stared at Trump’s back.
Trump
again leaned down to Kim’s ear and spoke for several seconds, then reach down
for Kim’s hand. Jong-Un, looking uncomfortable, hesitatingly held up his hand
and Trump grasped it, shaking it in a rapid, piston-like movement and
smiled as North Korean cameras began clicking away.
“Mr. Trump
says he can bring much to the North Korean people. He has offered to show how a
Trump Tower can be built in Pyongyang. He would only ask to have the top five
floors for himself when finished.”
One of the
Americans called out several times to the President but Mr. Trump never acknowledged him.
Still furiously pumping Kim’s
hand Trump spoke more loudly. “I think this is a great day for the people of
North Korea, a great, great day, and Mr. President, I will help make North
Korea Great Again, that I can tell you…that I can tell you.”
Kim and Trump fist-bump to cement their bromance
Still looking
baffled and uncomfortable, Kim stared at Trump for several moments and then
turned to whisper to Chun. Kei-Ryong nodded several times as four of Kim’s
highest ranking generals also drew closer. Kim’s hand was still being held and shaken
by the president as Kim occasionally looked back and smiled at Trump. One of
the generals spoke loud enough for a South Korean news anchor to overhear. The
anchor blurted out to others nearby, “He just asked if Trump is willing to
supply them with the U.S. missile codes.”
There was
a distinct rise in panic of the voices of the South Koreans near the news anchor and they all
noted that Trump, smiling at the generals, appeared to nod his head yes to the
question, then spoke softly to Kim and his entourage.
"What are you hiding in there?" Trump and Kim enjoy an intimate train ride to Pyongyang
“President
Kim Jong-Un is pleased to offer Mr. Trump freedom in the People’s Democratic
Republic of Korea. We know Mr. Trump had been the target of many unfair investigations
in his country. He has been accused of breaking many laws, having sex with many women who were not his wife,
and enriching himself with millions of dollars from American taxpayers by signing a GOP tax plan last December. Here, he will be free to live
his life without such annoyances, distractions, and threats to his freedom. He said his wealth has already been transferred to a Swiss bank. He will be able to access it through our connections in Pyongyang.”
Mr. Trump handed a folded piece of paper to Chun, walked over to and through the door Kim had originally entered the room from. He never looked back and never offered an explanation. It was later reported he did stop long enough out in a portico to say goodbye to Melania before leaving.
Mr. Trump handed a folded piece of paper to Chun, walked over to and through the door Kim had originally entered the room from. He never looked back and never offered an explanation. It was later reported he did stop long enough out in a portico to say goodbye to Melania before leaving.
Trump and Kim upon leaving his armored rail car
Chun Kei-Ryong glanced at the paper and continued “We will make arrangements once a week to operate a flight down to Seoul to buy McDonalds and KFC food for Mr. Trump, as well as purchase however many boxes of golf balls he needs. We do not allow Fox News in Pyongyang so President Kim will have to address that issue if Mr. Trump still wants to watch Fox and Friends before he twitters when he gets up."
Kei-Ryong then read the rest of the sheet and shook his head in disbelief. “These actions
granting asylum apply only to him. This says it is specifically not to extend to
Don Junior, Eric, Ivanka, Melania, Barron, Kellyanne Conway, Stephen Miller,
John Kelly, Sarah Huckaboo Sanders, Mike Pompeo, Mike Pence, Betsy DeVos, Mick Mulvaney, or any other member of his administration past or present. They will be responsible for whatever is left to do in Washington DC.
Before he left, Trump stopped to shake Melania's hand in a farewell gesture. Aides say she had never looked happier.
Shocked
and saddened aides to Trump grabbed their cell phones and called home. But when they reported what the Korean
press said had happened at the meeting, they were stunned to hear a
party broke out all across the nation. Congress immediately recessed, called it a day of thanksgiving, and gave federal employees the day off. Bars stayed open all night and fireworks were shot off continuously for the impromptu three day celebration.
A strange glitch occurred later that got little news coverage. When Air Force One and Two returned from the aborted summit, they were diverted from landing in Hawaii due to heavy fog and were sent far to the north to a small airfield just outside Unalaska in the Aleutians. There the 747s were refueled but everyone was told the weather was getting so poor they would have to stay for the night. Next day the aircraft engines could not be started and all communications on the island were inexplicably cut off.
No one noticed any of them missing in Washington DC for several weeks until people realized the government was working correctly again. When an inquiry was made, the press was told a temp staff had been hired and was handling government business from a small office in the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building and that the remaining administration members who had been on the planes had not returned. They had been encouraged to take a long vacation after Trump defected and they asked not to be contacted in any way. To date, no one has heard from any of them.
No one noticed any of them missing in Washington DC for several weeks until people realized the government was working correctly again. When an inquiry was made, the press was told a temp staff had been hired and was handling government business from a small office in the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building and that the remaining administration members who had been on the planes had not returned. They had been encouraged to take a long vacation after Trump defected and they asked not to be contacted in any way. To date, no one has heard from any of them.
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