August 28th, 2025: Ukraine Reveals ‘Game Changing’ Cruise Missile & Israel Expands Hospital Inquiry

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Ukraine unveils a new domestically built cruise missile, the “Flamingo,” which could reshape the battlefield and Kyiv’s long-term security. The IDF expands its investigation into the deadly strike on Nasser Hospital, raising questions about who approved the tank fire. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reveals that Pentagon officials are considering whether the U.S. should take equity stakes in defense giants like Lockheed Martin. And in today’s Back of the Brief—a tragic shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis leaves multiple victims. 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 TriTails Premium Beef: Don’t Settle for shrink-wrapped "steak" Visit https://trybeef.com/PDB to get the real stuff.Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on goldCBDistillery: Visit https://CBDistillery.com and use promo code PDB for 25% off your entire order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.7	It's Thursday, the 28th of August.
0:36.9	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
0:39.0	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage, coming to you from some undisclosed airport lounge somewhere.
0:48.2	Let's get briefed.
0:49.6	First up, Ukraine has unveiled a new weapon, one that could change the course of the war, possibly.
0:55.3	It's called a flamingo, a cruise missile built at home. We'll tell you why that could change both the
1:01.0	battlefield and Ukraine's future security. Later in the show, the IDF, the Israeli Defense Force,
1:07.3	expands its probe into the Nassar Hospital strike, raising new questions about the chain of command.
1:13.4	Plus, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik says top Pentagon officials are seriously debating
1:18.6	whether the U.S. government should become a shareholder in America's biggest defense companies.
1:24.5	Because, well, if any entity is the picture of efficiency and budget discipline and
1:29.4	nimbleness, well, it would be the U.S. government. So why not give it the opportunity to help
1:34.4	run commercial businesses? And in today's back of the brief, we'll have the details on the
1:39.2	shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, another school shooting. But first, today's PDB spotlight.
1:46.7	I want to start today with a story that flew under the radar but has massive implications for the
1:51.8	war in Ukraine. Kiv has just unveiled a weapon that could change the direction of its fight with Russia.
1:57.9	It's called the FP5, nicknamed the Flamingo, because every weapon needs a cool nickname.
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