Trump read Kim before they even met and that “first minute” thing was just to confirm.
I think the whole back and forth between them right up to and insluding the summit was designed to empower Kim.
The us gov already has a huge psych profile on Kim I’m sure and Pompeo is privy to it, being ex-CIA Director.
Between Pompeo and Trump, I think Kim knows we ain’t screwin’ around.
I agree.....and from Kims position he wanted someone to hear him that he thought could answer his questions and strong enough to see his vision of how he wanted things to change and how to get there. Talking with Trump one on one, long before the Summit, the two ran into the barriers of the ‘old system’ run by those who wanted things to stay as they are. It was indeed dangerous and tricky for Kim. When Trump said Kims tough it’s because he’s survived the old stronghold...and smart because he turned to Trump which immediately broke the China stronghold on Kim. So China had to deal with Trump and Kimi and the s Koreans to fix this.
The hand delivered letters to Trump were NOT just for show. But to bypass the,let’s say, static in the lines of communication. This is also why all the communication lines etc. between the Koreans are being totally reconstructed.