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The President's Daily Brief

February 21st, 2025: U.S. Green Berets Deploy To Mexico & Russia Pushes NATO Withdrawal

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: U.S. Army Green Berets are in Mexico, training the country’s Naval Infantry Marines—what this rare mission says about deepening security ties between Washington and Mexico City. Russia is demanding NATO withdraw from Eastern Europe as a condition for peace talks with the U.S. What’s behind this latest push, and how are European allies responding? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders the Pentagon to slash billions from its budget over the next five years. What programs are on the chopping block, and what does it mean for U.S. military readiness? And in today’s Back of the Brief: President Trump signs an executive order cutting off taxpayer-funded support for illegal immigration. We break down what’s in it and what happens next. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.5

your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. We'll start today's show

0:53.7

with the deployment of U.S. Army Green Beret in Mexico, where they're training the country's Marines.

0:59.9

Now, the Mexican Marines are probably the most trusted and respected element of the Mexican military and law enforcement.

1:07.4

The move shows a deepening security cooperation, at least that's how it appears,

1:12.6

between Washington and Mexico City. Later in the show, Russia is demanding. Oh, they're demanding

1:18.7

that NATO pullback from Eastern Europe. That's one of its conditions for peace talks with the U.S.

1:25.7

We'll tell you what's behind the latest threats. I mean, aside from

1:29.1

Putin's hubris and the belief that he's negotiating with the U.S. apparently from a position of

1:34.1

strength. Plus, defense secretary Pete Hegseth is ordering the Pentagon to cut billions from its

1:40.7

budget over the next five years. And in today's back of the brief, President Trump

1:46.4

signs an executive order slamming the brakes on taxpayer-funded programs that support illegal

1:52.8

immigration. But first, today's PDB spotlight. Today, we're kicking things off with a story that

2:00.5

might not have grabbed headlines this

2:02.7

week, but it's a big one when it comes to the growing trend of America's military involvement

2:08.1

in the fight against Mexican drug cartels. Earlier this week, a group of U.S. Army Green Beret arrived

2:15.1

in Mexico at the request of Mexican President Claudia Scheidbaum.

2:20.1

Their mission? To train Mexico's Marines. And this wasn't just a random decision. The arrival

2:27.1

of the Green Beret had the full backing of Mexico's Senate, which unanimously approved the move.

2:34.0

11 Green Beret from the 7th Special Forces Group will be in Mexico from 17 February

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