“Trump develops a secret for the North Korean attack … I think Kim Jong-un is like a house that cannot be sold”

US President Donald Trump has boasted of having developed a new nuclear weapon capable of targeting North Korea, according to ‘Watergate’ reporter Bob Woodward in his new book ‘Rage’. President Trump also said of North Korean authoritarian leaders such as Kim Jong-un that “the tougher and cunning they are, the better I can get along,” but Woodward said, “Trump has completely fallen for Kim Jong’s flattery. -a”.

The Washington Post (WP) and CNN broadcast on the 9th (local time) they obtained and reported the content of Bob Woodward’s new book, ‘Rage’. The book is based on Woodward’s 18 extensive interviews with President Trump from December to July, and is expected to be published on the 15th.

President Trump recalled how close he was to war with North Korea at the time of ‘Fire and Wrath’ in 2017 and told Woodward, “I developed a nuclear system that no one had in this country before. This is something I didn’t have you seen or heard “. This is something that Putin (the Russian president) and President Xi (Jinping) have never heard of before. ”If they had had a war with North Korea, they could have used a secretly developed nuclear weapon.

Woodward wrote that while anonymous personnel confirmed that the United States military had secretly developed a new weapons system, no detailed information was obtained. Meanwhile, anonymous people said: “I was surprised to see President Trump reveal this information.”

At the time, this was so dire for Defense Secretary Jim Mathis, Woodward wrote that he slept in clothes in preparation for a North Korean launch and went to the National Cathedral in Washington to pray for the fate of the country.

Woodward also said that President Trump said in an interview that Kim Jong-un “looks like a house that can’t be sold because he loves so much.” In an interview with Woodward, President Trump dismissed criticism of the three meetings between the leaders of the United States and North Korea, saying: “It was a big problem.” I didn’t give up anything. “

Woodward said President Trump obtained 27 letters of correspondence with Kim Jong-un, of which 25 were letters that had never been publicly reported. Trump did not share a letter saying it was “top secret,” the WP said, but Woodward got it on his own. Trump also sent Kim Jong-un after writing a copy of the New York Times newspaper with photos of the two on the cover: “President, it was a great photo and a great moment.”

In Kim Jong-un’s letter, President Trump is known to be flattering and expresses ‘his excellence’. In his personal letter, he wrote: “I hope there is another historical encounter between you and me, reminiscent of a scene from a fantasy movie.” On his meeting with Trump, he said: “It shows how our deep and special friendship will function as a magical power. It was also written as a precious memory.”

In another letter, Kim Jong-un said: “I am happy to have a good relationship with a strong and prominent politician like His Excellency.” It was also described as. Woodward assessed: “Trump was completely overwhelmed by Kim Jong-un’s flattery and proudly said that Kim Jong-un called himself ‘Sir.’ Trump also bragged to Woodward that he was telling him everything, including a vivid explanation of the murder of his aunt by Kim Jong-un. Trump is also known to have said that when he met Kim Jong-un at the first US-North Korean summit in Singapore in 2018, he was surprised to find that Kim Jong-un was very smart.