04 FEB 2025: Map Day: Canada and Mexico // Panama // Venezuela // Ukraine // UK // Gaza and Egypt // South Africa // DC
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 4 February 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he takes you on a global tour of today's top stories shaping America and the world. In today's episode, we cover:
Trump and Trudeau Strike a Deal: Canada avoids 25% U.S. tariffs by agreeing to boost border security, appoint a fentanyl czar, and crack down on organized crime. But is it enough?
Mexico's Cartel Crisis: President Sheinbaum deploys 10,000 National Guardsmen to the border, but many Mexicans are calling for U.S. military intervention instead. Trump's team considers all options, including drone strikes.
Panama Cuts China Ties: Secretary of State Marco Rubio secures a major win, convincing Panama to leave China's Belt and Road Initiative and granting free passage to U.S. Navy ships through the Panama Canal.
Trump's Venezuela Gamble: The U.S. secures the return of detained Americans and a deal to deport Venezuelan migrants—but what did Trump offer dictator Nicolás Maduro in return?
Ukraine's Resource War: Trump pushes for U.S. access to Ukraine's rich mineral deposits in exchange for continued military aid, as internal divisions over war funding grow.
Britain's Political Shakeup: The outsider Reform UK Party surges in the polls, fueled by voter outrage over mass migration, crime, and political corruption.
Middle East Maneuvers: Trump pressures Egypt to accept Palestinian refugees from Gaza, using a regional water crisis as leverage in negotiations.
South Africa Sanctions?: The U.S. threatens to cut aid to South Africa over its controversial land seizure policies targeting white farmers.
Stay informed with Bryan's expert analysis and insights on these critical global developments.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
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| 0:00.0 | It's February 4th. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:12.3 | A good day to you, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Right Report, your Daily News, podcast. |
| 0:22.4 | Grab your maps because we are going around the globe today for news that's shaping America and the world. |
| 0:28.4 | We begin in North America, actually, starting with Canada. |
| 0:31.7 | And that is because the trade war is off, I think, for now. |
| 0:35.9 | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday that he had signed a |
| 0:38.9 | last-minute deal with President Donald Trump to avoid those 25% tariffs. As he posted on X, Canada |
| 0:45.2 | will do the following. First, they will move forward with a $1.3 billion investment in their |
| 0:51.0 | border security, although they actually announced that back in December. |
| 0:54.9 | Next, Canada will also appoint a new fentanyl czar in the government bureaucracy to tackle that scourge. |
| 1:00.7 | Third, they are going to launch a group or a strike force to combat crime with some new |
| 1:05.4 | intel sharing agreements. More details to come on that. Lastly, there is a new Canadian effort against organized |
| 1:12.5 | crime and fentanyl, and that is going to be backed by about $200 million in new funding. And that |
| 1:18.5 | apparently was enough for Mr. Trump, at least for now, the tariffs will be on pause for the next |
| 1:23.6 | 30 days. We'll hold off on deep analysis and opinion. But I will offer you that Canada |
| 1:29.1 | isn't giving us much here, not at least at first blush. There's very little that's actually new. |
| 1:34.8 | Maybe there is more in fine prance, not sure. I'll be digging into that. Anyway, more to come on |
| 1:40.0 | this when we get more details. Next, let's head south to Mexico. President Scheimbaum also got a |
| 1:47.1 | 30-day reprieve from the tariffs yesterday, although some Mexicans are actually asking Donald Trump |
| 1:52.2 | in the United States to send in our military to save them from the cartels. More on that in a second. |
| 1:58.7 | Let's talk about the tariffs first. Ms. Scheimbaum agreed with Mr. Trump |
| 2:02.5 | to send 10,000 National Guardsmen, Mexican National Guardsmen, to the U.S.-Mexico border |
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