January 22nd, 2026: Trump Announces Major Deal On Greenland & Iran Crackdown Allegations

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: President Trump announces a major shift in U.S. strategy toward Greenland, shelving planned tariffs after high-level talks with NATO leadership. We’ll walk through what changed in the past twenty-four hours. New reporting alleges severe abuse by Iranian security forces during the regime’s crackdown on protesters, including sexual assaults against detainees. We’ll examine what’s being reported and why it’s drawing international scrutiny. President Trump rolls out a newly announced “Board of Peace,” revealing who has been invited to participate—and why several U.S. allies are already declining to join. And in Today’s Back of the Brief—Mexico transfers dozens of cartel figures to U.S. authorities, signaling closer cooperation under mounting pressure from the Trump administration. 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 BRUNT Workwear: Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code PDB at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/PDB#Bruntpod CBDistillery: Visit https://CBDistillery.comand use promo code PDB for 25% off your entire order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.2	Terms and conditions apply. It's Thursday, the 22nd of January.
0:42.8	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
0:44.9	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:48.5	All right, let's get briefed.
0:50.9	First up, yes, to answer your question, we are still talking about greenland but the good news is
0:57.1	that apparently the u.s will not be invading the world's largest island president trump announces a
1:03.3	major new framework on greenland pulling planned tariffs off the table after talks with nato leadership
1:09.2	i'll break down what's changed in the past 24 hours and what hasn't.
1:14.5	Later in the show, new reporting out of Iran alleges severe abuse during the regime's
1:19.6	crackdown, that's no surprise, including sexual assaults carried out by security forces
1:24.7	against detained protesters.
1:27.4	Plus, we'll take a closer look at President Trump's newly announced Board of Peace,
1:32.8	who's been invited to join the board and why some U.S. allies are already declining.
1:38.7	And in today's back of the brief, Mexico hands over dozens of cartel members to U.S. authorities signaling closer
1:46.0	cooperation as the Mexican government faces pressure from the Trump administration.
1:50.9	But first, today's PDB spotlight. I wanted to continue our coverage of the Greenland issue,
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