August 27th, 2025: ESCALATION: Trump Deploys Nuclear Sub To Venezuela’s Doorstep & Chinese Student Controversy

The President's Daily Brief

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Politics, News

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🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: President Trump continues to flex U.S. naval power in the Caribbean—sending both a cruiser and a nuclear-powered submarine to Venezuela’s doorstep. Later in the show—a controversial decision from the White House as Trump says he’ll double the number of Chinese students allowed to study in the U.S., even as tensions with Beijing remain high. Plus—behind closed doors, Israel’s top general pushes for a Gaza hostage deal, warning the window may not stay open. And in today’s Back of the Brief—a homicide in Washington, D.C. ends a rare two-week streak without a single killing in the nation’s capital. 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 Stash Financial: Don’t Let your money sit around. Go to https://get.stash.com/PDB to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase. American Financing: Disclaimer: NMLS 182334, https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-885-1881 or visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/PDB, for details about credit costs and terms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.4	your eyes and ears on the world stage. And yes, you're correct. I'm still on the road.
1:18.5	All right, let's get briefed. First up, President Trump continues to flex U.S. naval power in the Caribbean,
1:24.6	sending both a cruiser and a nuclear-powered submarine to Venezuela's doorstep.
1:30.2	We'll have those details.
1:31.7	Later in the show, a controversial decision from the White House, as President Trump says he'll
1:37.1	double the number of Chinese students allowed to study in the U.S., even as tensions with Beijing
1:42.7	remain high.
1:44.5	Plus, behind closed doors, Israel's top general pushes for a Gaza hostage deal,
1:50.7	warning that the window of opportunity may not stay open.
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