""There appeared to be a kind of vortex in the middle of the table in the meeting room; it sizzled and gave off sparks. Some paper clips flew into it and disappeared. "Her? Who?" "Melania Trump!" the voice yelled. "The future first lady!" "Future?" "First lady?" "There's no time to explain! Just put her on it! Put her on as many of them as you can! Trust us, you don't want to know what they'll do to get a cover!"
""Say it's good!" the voice said. It was emanating from a sizzling void that had appeared at the top of a blood-red tree-which seemed to be in the middle of the White House, but that couldn't be right. "Don't say 'Nightmare Blood Forest.' Say you like the Christmas decor!" "But-" the reporter said. "It looks like it will eat anyone who ventures inside." "That's not the point! Just say it's good! We're trying to fix something!" the voice shouted."
A mysterious vortex appears in media meetings and public events, demanding promotion of Melania Trump and ordering retroactive praise. Staffers witness objects vanishing into portals and a blood-red tree manifesting inside the White House. Voices from the vortex insist reporters praise dangerous decor and urge applause at award shows to reshape public memory. The speakers warn of urgent political consequences, including deployment of the National Guard, and plead for immediate action to prevent a dire future. Surreal imagery and coercive commands blend to depict a chaotic attempt to control celebrity, media coverage, and political outcomes.
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