00:00We did make some progress in the negotiation.
00:02The big question from here on out is whether the Iranians will have enough flexibility,
00:08whether the Iranians will accept the critical things that we need to see in order for things to get done.
00:13And this is ultimately why we left Pakistan, because what we figured out is that they were unable,
00:19I think the team that was there was unable to cut a deal,
00:22and they had to go back to Tehran, either from the Supreme Leader or somebody else,
00:27and actually get approval to the terms that we had set.
00:30The President of the United States has said he would be very happy if Iran was treated like a normal
00:36country,
00:36if it had a normal economy, if its people were able to prosper and thrive.
00:40But in order for Iran to be a normal country economically,
00:43it's going to have to be a normal country from the perspective of not pursuing a nuclear weapon,
00:48and it's going to have to be a normal country from not pursuing terrorism.
00:51There really is, I think, a grand deal to be had here,
00:55but it's up to the Iranians, I think, to take the next step.
00:59I think the President of the United States likes to mix it up on social media,
01:02and I actually think that's one of the good things about this President is that he's not filtered.
01:06He doesn't send everything through a communications professional.
01:09He actually reaches out directly to the people.
01:11You know, when it comes to the disagreements with the Vatican,
01:15look, we're going to have disagreements, Brett, from time to time.
01:17I think it's a good thing, actually, that the Pope is advocating for the things that he cares about,
01:23but we're always going to have disagreements on matters of public policy.
01:27Or I should say, sometimes we're going to have disagreements on matters of public policy.
01:30The Pope has been critical of our immigration policy,
01:33but ultimately the immigration policy of the United States is set by Donald Trump.
01:37The Pope is going to have disagreements on other issues.
01:39We can respect the Pope.
01:41We certainly have a good relationship with the Vatican,
01:43but we're also going to disagree on substantive questions from time to time.
01:46I think that's a totally reasonable thing.
01:48It isn't particularly newsworthy.
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