State Department
officials, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, were playing
down the immediacy of talks in the hours before the White House
rolled out the South Korean national security adviser, who made the
surprise announcement that Trump would meet with Kim.
— WaPo:
Trump’s North Korea gambit blindsides U.S. diplomats (Paywall)
EXCLUSIVE! Theatrical Cement Company News has obtained notes from sources within U.S. Department of State. Herewith our summary:
For all we know
all he wants is
a Trump Pyongyang
Hotel and Casino.
With, of course,
a luxury golf course,
where for Kim each hole's
a hole-in-one
or someone gets shot.
If Trump and Kim
both agree to apologize
they may arrange
an exchange of technologies.
If Trump teaches
Kim the art of the smear,
Kim will show him
how he makes foes disappear.
[updated 3/9/2018, 6:19 pm]
[updated 3/9/2018, 6:19 pm]