was the power of the written word. >> when i did it, and i was really being tough, and so was he, and we were going back and forth. and then we fell in love. okay? no, really. he wrote me beautiful letters. >> that was in september. but trump reportedly has six of these letters which call him your excellency while touting his intelligence and energy. letters he is fond of showing off in private and as he did just a couple weeks ago at a cabinet meeting in public. >> i just got a great letter from kim jong un. and those few people that i've shown this letter to, they've never written letters like that. this letter is a great letter. we've made a lot of progress with north korea and kim jong un. >> tom countryman was a senior state department official for national arms security in the trump administration. he's also an adviser on foreign