February 4th, 2025: Mexican Cartels Order Drone Attacks On Border Patrol & Denmark Signals Openness on Greenland

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We start at America’s southern border, where Mexican drug cartels are reportedly ordering attacks on U.S. Border Patrol agents using suicide drones and other explosives. We'll break down what this means for border security and how U.S. officials are responding. Denmark signals openness to a greater U.S. military presence in Greenland as Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen seeks to ease tensions with the Trump administration. A troubling new report from the United Nations documents an alarming rise in the execution of captured Ukrainian soldiers by Russian forces. And in today’s Back of the Brief, President Trump moves to withdraw the U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council and cut funding for the U.N. relief agency for Gaza, citing concerns over its reported ties to Hamas. 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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0:00.0	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
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0:28.7	On the beach. It's Tuesday, 4 February.
0:44.3	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
0:46.8	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:50.4	Let's get briefed.
0:51.7	We start things off today at America's southern border, where Mexican drug cartels are reportedly
0:58.0	ordering attacks on U.S. Border Patrol agents using suicide drones and other explosives
1:03.8	as part of an effort to push back against the latest crackdown.
1:08.6	We'll break down what this means for border security and how
1:12.0	U.S. officials are responding. Later in the show, the latest on the diplomatic row over Greenland,
1:19.5	the Danish prime minister says Denmark is open to allowing the U.S. to expand its military
1:25.0	presence on the island, aiming to ease tensions with the Trump administration.
1:30.0	Plus, a troubling new report from the United Nations, documenting an alarming rise in the execution of captured Ukrainian soldiers by Russian forces.
1:40.7	And in today's back of the brief, President Trump is set to issue an executive order
1:45.8	pulling the U.S. out of the U.N. Human Rights Council and cutting off funding for the U.N.
1:51.7	relief agency for Gaza, known as UNRWA.
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