"I know that a letter is being delivered to me, a personal letter from [North Korean leader] Kim Jong Un to me, that was handed at the border — I don't know if you know that — it was handed at the border yesterday," President Trump said Friday. He predicted the note will be "positive," noting it is being delivered in "an elegant way."
"We have our hostages back," Trump continued, listing signs of progress in U.S.-North Korea relations. "I say it a hundred times, no missiles, no rockets, no nuclear testing. There's been some rhetoric. Let's see what happens."
The State Department confirmed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did receive a letter for Trump from Kim, one of several such messages the leaders have exchanged in recent months.
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