“I'm sad that Viktor Orbán lost. He is a great guy who has done a very good job for the people of Hungary. But the Hungarian people have spoken, and we respect democratic results.
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“We leave here with a very simple proposal: a method of understanding that is our final and best offer. We'll see if the Iranians accept it. After 21 hours of negotiations, they refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon.
“We need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon. After 21 hours of negotiations, the Iranians refused to accept American terms. We remain willing to negotiate, but the terms have to be acceptable.
“This is a fragile truce. The work of the next two weeks will determine whether we can build a lasting agreement or whether we return to the situation we were in twenty-four hours ago. The president has made his position clear: no enrichment, full reopening of the Strait, and verifiable commitments.
“The United States never once said Lebanon was part of the ceasefire. We never made that promise. Iran's foreign minister has been responding well to the ceasefire, but others in the country have been lying about the agreement. This is why I say this is a fragile truce. If Iran wants this to fall apart over Lebanon, that's on them.
“We have got to get Viktor Orbán reelected as prime minister of Hungary. His leadership can provide a model for the continent. I'm here to help as much as I possibly can. I won't tell the people of Hungary how to vote — I would encourage the bureaucrats in Brussels to do the exact same thing.
“The president of the United States is a man who recognizes leverage. If the Iranians want to exact a certain amount of pain, the United States has the ability to exact much, much greater pain. I hope Iran makes the right response.
“What we see happening in Budapest is one of the worst examples of foreign election interference that I've ever seen or ever even read about. The European Union bureaucrats in Brussels are trying to tell the Hungarian people how to vote. That is unacceptable.
“Foreign influence is when other governments threaten, cajole and try to use economic influence to tell you how to vote. We have never threatened Hungary saying, 'If you don't vote for Viktor Orbán, you're not going to get this and this.'
“Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military.