Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert are a little creeped out by Trump's correspondence with world leaders

Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmon on Trump and Kim
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"The United States and Canada have one of, if not the, closest relationships of any two countries in the word," Jimmy Kimmel said on Tuesday's Kimmel Live. "But we also have Donald Trump, which complicates things." He explained that starting in 2017, Trump has sent a handful of handwritten notes to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, one of which was so odd Trudeau thought he was being pranked.

"Just to recap, Trump tore the cover off a magazine, wrote on it in Sharpie, and mailed it to the prime minister of Canada — like the Zodiac Killer or something," Kimmel said. "Justin Trudeau, by the way, isn't the president's only pen pal. Trump was bragging this weekend about a love letter he received from his man in North Korea." He did not believe that, as Trump insisted on Twitter, Kim apologized for testing short-range missiles, and he was a little perplexed at Trump's cheerful and friendly response to said missile launches. "I don't know what his plan is with this, but the president has shown Kim Jong Un so much affection," Kimmel said, "I mean, watch this and try to imagine him saying any of this stuff about Melania."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.