(Washington DC) As the media speculates about tonight’s presidential address, the White House press office flatly denied rumors the announcement will be a sales pitch for Saudi Arabia’s massive housing project in the desert, known as “The Line.” The project, which some call “a folly of man’s hubris,” is a 170 km long city being built in the Saudi desert.

“The president does not need to sell anything,” said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “The president is a man who creates opportunities for the people of the United States. While I’m not going to comment on the speech, if the president presented a presentation highlighting the wonders of a project like The Line, I know I and my husband would invest quickly before the opportunity vanished.”

Those close to the White House say comments like this only strengthen beliefs the speech will start out sounding official, but devolve into a sales pitch. “He can’t help himself,” said one insider who asked not to be identified due to fear of reprisal. “If they offered him 5% commission, he’d put a model home in place of the East Wing of the White House… wait a minute.”

The Saudi Embassy says any endorsement of their project by trump is encouraged: “he is one of our best presidents, very responsive to the needs of the people he serves. A man like that can always go far in our organization.”

Some say a sales promotion would be welcome, however. Leo Sturbgetter, an American cow detangler - living as a goat-organizer in exile in Riyadh - says, “I mean, would we rather go to war?”

In a few minutes, America will find out.