In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: U.S. and Ukrainian officials have agreed to meet for negotiations—just days after Washington cut off intelligence sharing, leaving Kyiv in the dark as the war rages on. We’ll have the latest. The Trump administration has rejected a long-awaited Gaza reconstruction plan backed by Arab leaders, standing by its own vision of transforming the territory into a “riviera.” Plus—the White House has confirmed it’s been holding direct talks with Hamas over t...
Mar 06, 2025•22 min•Season 2Ep. 782
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We'll kick things off with President Trump's address to Congress last night, where he declared that the U.S. is "reclaiming the Panama Canal." His statement comes as we learn that asset manager BlackRock has struck a billion dollar deal to place the canal's ports under U.S. control. Later in the show, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday that the Trump administration has officially designated the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels of Yemen as ...
Mar 05, 2025•13 min•Season 2Ep. 781
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: New tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China just went into effect—so what does that mean for your wallet? We’ll break down where you can expect to pay more as the effects start hitting. A major curveball in Middle Eastern relations—reports say the U.S. could turn to Russia to help broker a new Iranian nuclear deal. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is committing $100 billion to expand chip production in the U.S. It’s a huge investment with major impl...
Mar 05, 2025•23 min•Season 2Ep. 780
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Fallout from Ukraine's Oval Office clash with President Trump continues. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a statement that sounds like an apology—but stops just short. Will it be enough to get U.S. military aid back on track? A new trade war kicks off as President Trump enacts a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods while doubling duties on Chinese imports to 20 percent. How will this impact global markets and America's e...
Mar 04, 2025•13 min•Season 2Ep. 779
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: As the U.S. and Mexico tighten their grip on the border, cartel henchmen are starting to panic. With the looming threat of American strikes inside Mexico, drug lords are scrambling—not just to protect their operations, but to save their own skin. The war of words between Ukrainian President Zelensky and President Trump escalates. After Zelensky’s latest remarks, Trump fired back, calling it, quote, “the worst statement he could have made.” Egypt un...
Mar 04, 2025•24 min•Season 2Ep. 778
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, European leaders are scrambling to put forth their own peace plans to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, following the explosive meeting at the White House last Friday between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Later in the show, Germany issues an "extreme danger" warning after another car ramming attack rocks the nation, leaving at least two people dead and several others with serious injuries. To listen to the show...
Mar 03, 2025•12 min•Season 2Ep. 777
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Fallout from Friday’s explosive Oval Office shouting match between Ukrainian President Zelensky, President Trump, and Vice President JD Vance. As Zelensky receives a warm welcome in the UK, will Europe offer Ukraine more than just words? The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire has officially ended. A proposal to extend it is on the table, but Hamas has shown no interest in agreeing. A Norwegian fuel supplier is refusing to refuel U.S. Navy ships, cit...
Mar 03, 2025•26 min•Season 2Ep. 776
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Tensions are rising as the fragile Gaza cease-fire deal nears its expiration on Saturday. With no agreement yet on the fate of the remaining hostages, will Israel and Hamas return to the negotiating table—or is another round of war imminent? Former Deputy Assistant to the President Robert Greenway joins us to break it all down. Later in the show, President Trump is pushing to expand energy exploration and production to secure America's energy independ...
Mar 01, 2025•57 min
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, an explosive confrontation between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy that played out in front of the world today. What started as a meeting for a major deal quickly turned into a heated exchange—and it didn’t end well for anyone. Later in the show, as Mexico extradites nearly 30 high-level cartel leaders and members to the U.S. under threats of new tariffs from the Trump administration, we are learning of a covert CIA drone program being used in...
Feb 28, 2025•15 min•Season 2Ep. 775
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We'll begin with the latest threats from Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, who is warning European leaders against sabotaging potential rapprochement between Moscow and Washington. His remarks come as Russian and U.S. diplomats held their second round of direct talks in Istanbul on Thursday, and as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with President Trump at the White House regarding the war in Ukraine. Later in the show, the jailed leader of th...
Feb 28, 2025•24 min•Season 2Ep. 774
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, Iran is reportedly growing anxious that Israel and the U.S. will move to take out its nuclear facilities, as the regime floors the gas on their enrichment of near weapons grade uranium. Later in the show, we’ll look at reports that North Korea is gearing up to send more soldiers to the front lines of Russia’s war on Ukraine, despite suffering heavy casualties on the battlefield. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The Pr...
Feb 27, 2025•12 min•Season 2Ep. 773
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The U.S. and Israel ramp up airstrikes in Syria, targeting terrorist groups as concerns grow over the country’s long-term stability under its new interim government. Israeli and Hamas officials reach a deal to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, temporarily preserving their fragile ceasefire. Romania’s pro-Russia presidential front-runner is taken in for questioning over last year’s controversial canceled ele...
Feb 27, 2025•21 min•Season 2Ep. 772
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, a major shakeup in U.S. intelligence, as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fires more than 100 intelligence officers for using a sensitive NSA messaging platform to engage in sexually explicit discussions. Later in the show, after several weeks of tense negotiations, Ukraine has struck an agreement with the Trump administration to grant the U.S. access to Ukraine’s rich mineral resources. The deal could be finalized as soon as F...
Feb 26, 2025•14 min•Season 2Ep. 771
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The Kremlin contradicts President Trump, stating that Russia has not dropped its opposition to peacekeeping forces in Ukraine—despite Trump’s claim to the contrary. We’ll break down the latest diplomatic friction. The U.S. turns up the heat on Iran, as the State and Treasury Departments reinstate 'maximum pressure' sanctions on Tehran’s shadowy oil trade. What does this mean for the regime? North Korean hackers have reportedly pulled off the bigges...
Feb 26, 2025•21 min•Season 2Ep. 770
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, could the United States turn to privateers to bring the fight to South America’s drug cartels? We’ll explore the unconventional idea being floated in some corners of Congress, and the potential dangers of a return to legal piracy. Later in the show, as the U.S. appears to step back in its support of Ukraine, European leaders are doubling down, announcing plans to authorize a billion-dollar arms package for Kyiv at an emergency summit next wee...
Feb 25, 2025•14 min•Season 2Ep. 769
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes a major statement, saying he’s open to resigning under the right conditions, while President Trump signals he may meet with Zelensky next week. A senior Hamas official issues a rare admission, stating he wouldn’t have supported the October 7th attack had he known the consequences. China’s navy flexes its muscle in the Pacific, conducting live-fire drills that have New Zealand and Australia on edge. And i...
Feb 25, 2025•21 min•Season 2Ep. 768
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, we’ll look at a report out of Europe that reveals the EU is spending more money on Russian fossil fuels than on financial aid to Ukraine, in spite of extensive sanctions imposed since the war began. Later in the show, Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned conservative political commentator, has been tapped by President Trump to serve as the next deputy director of the FBI. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of ...
Feb 24, 2025•13 min•Season 2Ep. 767
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Islamist terror attacks rock Europe, with a brutal stabbing in Berlin and a violent spree in France, raising concerns about growing threats across the continent. President Trump shakes up the military, firing Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and appointing Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as his replacement. Israel halts the release of Palestinian prisoners after Hamas stages what Prime Minister Netanyahu...
Feb 24, 2025•24 min•Season 2Ep. 766
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Mexico is ramping up its fight against drug cartels, deploying thousands of troops into cartel strongholds. Is the country on the verge of an all-out shooting war with these powerful criminal organizations? Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies Todd Bensman joins us to break it down. U.S. and Russian delegations met in Saudi Arabia this week to discuss potential pathways to ending the war in Ukraine. What came out o...
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr 6 min
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We’ll begin in Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing revenge against Hamas after discovering the terrorist group failed to turn over the remains of an Israeli hostage as promised, throwing the fragile ceasefire into question. Later in the show, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to propose a European-led military force of 30,000 to oversee a potential Ukraine-Russia ceasefire when he meets with President Donald Trump in W...
Feb 22, 2025•13 min•Season 2Ep. 765
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: U.S. Army Green Berets are in Mexico, training the country’s Naval Infantry Marines—what this rare mission says about deepening security ties between Washington and Mexico City. Russia is demanding NATO withdraw from Eastern Europe as a condition for peace talks with the U.S. What’s behind this latest push, and how are European allies responding? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders the Pentagon to slash billions from its budget over the next five...
Feb 21, 2025•24 min•Season 2Ep. 764
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, Hamas provoked international outrage with a barbaric display as they returned the bodies of four deceased hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest captives taken during the 7 October 2023 terror attack, parading their coffins in front of a crowd of cheering spectators who shouted anti-Israel taunts. Later in the show, the Trump administration moves to designate Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and a number of Mexican drug cartels as foreign ter...
Feb 20, 2025•13 min•Season 2Ep. 763
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First, relations between the U.S. and Ukraine are taking an ugly turn, as Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky engage in an escalating war of words, with the president slamming the Ukrainian leader as a "dictator." Later in the show, we’ll have an update on the ceasefire in Gaza, as Hamas signals they are willing to release all the remaining hostages at once, provided the truce moves into the second phase. Plus, Sudan’s civil war takes another blood...
Feb 20, 2025•26 min•Season 2Ep. 762
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: With more U.S. military assets deployed to the border, calls for direct action against the cartels are growing louder. But taking the fight to the cartels won’t be as easy as some think—we’ll break down the challenges. An Arab and Gulf state-led plan for post-war Gaza is beginning to take shape, with up to $20 billion in regional contributions potentially on the table. What does this mean for the future of the region? To listen to the show ad-free,...
Feb 19, 2025•15 min•Season 2Ep. 761
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Russia is playing hardball in negotiations with the U.S. over ending the war in Ukraine, demanding the West abandon Ukraine’s NATO ambitions and rejecting NATO peacekeepers. Iran is vowing another direct attack on Israel while taunting the U.S. over its nuclear program—what’s behind Tehran’s latest threats? Hamas says it will return the bodies of four hostages, including the youngest victims of October 7th, but what does this move signal? And in to...
Feb 19, 2025•22 min•Season 2Ep. 760
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: A major escalation in the fight against the cartels—President Trump has the CIA flying covert drone missions over Mexico, using the same Reaper drones deployed in the war on terror. Migrant shelters that once housed nearly a thousand people a day are now almost empty, as Trump’s border crackdown sharply reduces border crossings. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please ...
Feb 18, 2025•13 min•Season 2Ep. 759
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: As Russian and U.S. officials engage in peace talks in Saudi Arabia, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has offered to send U.K. troops as peacekeepers in a potential deal. But European leaders remain divided on putting boots on the ground in Ukraine. Reports claim Hamas has agreed to hand control of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority—but Prime Minister Netanyahu is rejecting that idea outright. Newly revealed accounts from Hamas hostage ...
Feb 18, 2025•23 min•Season 2Ep. 758
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, we’ll discuss the fallout from Vice President JD Vance’s fiery address at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, where he chastised European leaders over their attempts to stifle democratic norms, leaving one official in tears. Later in the show, the Trump administration takes aim at Pentagon spending, with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency looking to trim eight percent from next year’s defense budget, an amount exceeding $80...
Feb 17, 2025•15 min•Season 2Ep. 757
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: Arab nations are turning up the heat on Hamas—just weeks after President Trump floated his controversial plan for Gaza. Some leaders are now openly calling for Hamas to step aside. We’ll unpack what’s behind this shift. A White House team heads to Saudi Arabia for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, while European leaders scramble to respond. Western intelligence agencies say Russia has formed a secretive new spy unit, tasked with carrying out sabotage, as...
Feb 17, 2025•25 min•Season 2Ep. 756
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Mexican drug cartels are reportedly planning to target U.S. law enforcement as the Trump administration escalates its border crackdown. Former DHS Senior Advisor Chuck Marino joins us to assess the threat. The White House is rolling out reciprocal tariffs against key global trading partners, marking a significant shift in U.S. trade policy. What’s President Trump’s strategy, and how will it impact the economy? Kenneth Rapoza from the Coalition for a P...
Feb 15, 2025•1 hr 2 min
