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The President's Daily Brief

February 27th, 2026: U.S. Stealth Fighters Spotted Over Israel & Havana Oil Policy Shift

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: For the first time ever, American F-22 stealth fighters are deployed to Israel, marking a dramatic shift in U.S.–Israel military coordination as pressure builds on Iran during high-stakes nuclear negotiations. The Treasury Department authorizes licensed companies to resell Venezuelan oil to Cuba’s private sector, signaling a subtle but meaningful recalibration of U.S. policy toward Havana. President Trump announces he is directing the release of long-classified government UFO records, promising new transparency on decades of unexplained aerial sightings. New research reveals leading artificial intelligence models escalated to nuclear weapons use in the vast majority of simulated war scenarios, raising serious questions about AI’s role in future military decision-making. 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 DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/PDB and use promocode PDB at checkout. Ava: See how millions are boosting their credit with Ava—download the Ava app and use code BAKER for 20% off your first year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Friday the President's Daily Briefing Daily Brief.

0:17.0

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed.

0:23.0

First up, in a historic first, the U.S. deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Israel,

0:29.3

signaling a dramatic escalation and military coordination between Washington and Jerusalem

0:33.6

as pressure mounts on Iran amid high-stakes nuclear talks.

0:38.6

I'll have the details.

0:40.2

Later in the show, a quiet but significant shift in U.S. policy toward Havana, as the Treasury

0:46.5

Department moves to allow licensed companies to resell Venezuelan oil to Cuba's private sector.

0:53.5

Plus, President Trump announces he's ordering

0:56.2

the release of long-classified government UFO files. Yes, it's a UFO story, promising new

1:02.9

transparency on decades of unexplained sightings. What do they know? And in today's

1:08.6

back of the brief, some unsettling findings from the world of

1:11.7

artificial intelligence. Wait till you hear this one. As new research reveals that leading AI

1:17.3

models chose to escalate to nuclear weapons use in the overwhelming majority of simulated war

1:23.9

scenarios. Oh, good. But first, today's PDB spotlight. In a move that would have been

1:30.1

almost unthinkable just a decade ago, the U.S. has deployed F22 Raptor fighter jets to Israel,

1:35.8

the first known instance of American combat aircraft being based there for a potential wartime

1:41.8

mission. Nearly a dozen of the stealth fighters have reportedly

1:45.0

arrived at Ovidda Air Base in southern Israel. While the administration has not formally announced

1:50.0

the deployment, flight tracking data, satellite imagery, and videos captured by plane spotters

1:55.6

confirm what appears to be a significant new chapter in U.S. Israel military cooperation. Now, the F-22 is the

2:03.4

crown jewel of the U.S. Air Force's tactical fleet. It's a fifth-generation stealth fighter

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