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The President's Daily Brief

February 26th, 2026: Inside Nicolás Maduro's Last Days as Venezuela's Leader & CIA Launches Iran Operation

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: First up — new reporting reveals how a five-minute phone call between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro may have sealed the Venezuelan strongman’s fate, as misread intentions helped turn diplomacy into military action and, ultimately, a prison cell. Later in the show — amid mounting pressure on Tehran, the CIA launches a rare recruitment push aimed directly at Iranians. Plus — the United Kingdom slaps sanctions on nearly 300 Russian-linked entities after an email blunder exposed a network of illicit oil traders tied to Moscow’s energy and military sectors. And in today’s Back of the Brief — Russia accuses Ukraine of seeking to acquire a nuclear weapon with help from the UK and France, a claim Kyiv and Western officials dismiss as baseless disinformation.  To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President’s Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief American Financing: Call American Financing today to find out how customers are saving an avg of $800/mo. NMLS 182334, https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-885-1881 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/PDB  Ultra Pouches: Don’t sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code PDB at https://takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The League It's Thursday, the 26th of February.

0:44.9

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

0:47.0

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

0:50.4

All right, let's get briefed.

0:52.6

First up, new reporting reveals how a five-minute phone call between President Trump and Nicholas Maduro may have sealed the Venezuelan strongman's fate.

1:01.8

We'll break down the miscalculation that led Maduro from his life as Venezuela's dictator to a jail cell in Brooklyn.

1:09.2

Later in the show, amid mounting pressure on Tehran,

1:12.3

the CIA launches a rare recruitment push

1:15.1

aimed directly at Iranians.

1:17.6

Plus, the United Kingdom slaps sanctions

1:19.9

on nearly 300 Russian-linked entities

1:22.6

after an email blunder

1:24.4

exposed a network of illicit oil traders

1:27.0

tied to Moscow's energy and military

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