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The President's Daily Brief

April 2nd, 2025: Russia Rejects Trump's Peace Plan & Iran Mulls Strikes On Key US Military Outpost

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

News, Politics

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:     We’ll begin today with an update on the war in Ukraine, as the Kremlin pushes back on President Donald Trump’s peace proposals, suggesting diplomatic talks between Moscow and Washington may have stalled. Later in the show, tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to heat up, as the IRGC reportedly mulls strikes against a critical U.S. military outpost in response to President Trump’s threats to bomb their nuclear sites. Plus, China launches a major military drill off Taiwan's coast and calls their president a "parasite" in the CCP's latest escalation. In our 'Back of the Brief—a tragic update out of Lithuania, where the bodies of four U.S. soldiers who were killed during a training exercise last week near the Belarusian border have been recovered. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief.     YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Okay. It's Wednesday, the President's Daily Brief.

0:50.0

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears, on the world stage.

0:53.6

And, yes, back on the road somewhere. Let's get briefed.

0:55.0

First, the Kremlin is slapping down President Trump's proposals for ending the war in Ukraine,

1:01.0

which they say are unacceptable in their current form, suggesting that peace talks between Moscow and Washington may have stalled.

1:09.0

Later in the show, tension between the U.S. and Iran

1:12.8

continues to heat up as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, reportedly malls

1:19.0

strikes against a critical U.S. military outpost in response to President Trump's threats to

1:24.9

bomb their nuclear sites.

1:30.5

Plus, China launches a major military drill.

1:34.2

Oh, things are just peachy keen all around the world, aren't they?

1:38.0

China launches a major military drill off Taiwan's coast and calls the president a parasite in their latest escalation.

1:42.6

That would be the Taiwanese president.

1:44.4

Analysts warn the move is intended to send a message to the Trump administration that they won't back down on their territorial claims.

1:52.8

And in today's back of the brief, a tragic update out of Lithuania, where the bodies of four U.S. soldiers who were killed during a training exercise last week near the Belarusian border have been recovered.

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