summit was going to happen. moon was here and convinced trump north korea needs a lot of patience. this is the kind of thing that south korea said they got. i'm very -- i'm sure they're surprised and having a frantic moment right now. >> is this going to hurt the relationship between washington and seoul? >> it's not going to be good, but i think south koreans will be hopeful and not give up. i'm sure they're going to try to get it back on track. >> early indications is the south koreans were taken by surprise. they're still trying to figure out what exactly donald trump's letter means, some report. at the least it seems there wasn't the sort of diplomatic coordination with our closest ally in this matter that we would have needed, we would have expected. if this is going to actually end in something that is good for the korean peninsula. >> not to put you on the spot here, but earlier you said it was a wise move for the president to do this. somebody that you know well, ben