August 18th, 2025: Trump's Major Pivot After Putin Summit & How China Is Helping Rearm Iran

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First—we’ll break down the results of Friday’s summit between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, as the president prepares to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House today regarding his plans to end the war. Later in the show—Israel prepares a mass relocation of Palestinians from Gaza City before the next phase of their offensive against Hamas, just as hundreds of thousands of Israelis take to the streets to protest the war. Plus—western intelligence agencies warn that China is helping Iran rebuild its missile arsenal following the 12-Day War with Israel. In our 'Back of the Brief—the Trump administration temporarily walks back their takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police department after a judge indicated they were prepared to block the move. 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 Beam: Visit https://shopbeam.com/MIKE and use code MIKE to get our exclusive discount of up to 40% off. Lean: Visit https://TakeLean.com & use code pb20 for 20% off 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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1:07.2	It's Monday, welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker,
1:12.6	your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed.
1:17.8	First up, we'll break down the results of Friday's summit between President Trump and Vladimir Putin,
1:23.9	as the President prepares to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky and European leaders at the White House later today regarding efforts to end the war.
1:32.3	Later in the show, Israel prepares a mass relocation of Palestinians from Gaza City before the next phase of their offensive against Hamas,
1:40.3	just as hundreds of thousands of Israelis take to the streets to protest the war.
1:46.3	Plus, Iran moves to rebuild their military infrastructure and missile arsenal
1:50.7	destroyed during the recent 12-day war. And I suppose this should not be a surprise,
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