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The President's Daily Brief

January 29th, 2025: How Trump Is Shaking Up The US Military & A Russian Hit Job in Germany

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

News, Politics

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: President Trump issues a wave of executive orders reshaping the U.S. military—banning transgender service members and dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. A senior NATO official confirms a Russian plot to assassinate the head of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, part of a broader effort to weaken Europe’s defense industry. A developing crisis in Africa: A rebel alliance has seized the largest city in the mineral-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, threatening regional stability. And in today’s Back of the Brief: The White House finally provides some answers about last year’s mysterious drone sightings across the northeast. 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

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0:07.4

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0:13.8

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0:14.8

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0:17.1

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0:21.4

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0:22.6

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0:28.7

On the beach. It's Wednesday, 29 January.

0:44.5

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

0:46.5

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

0:50.2

All right.

0:50.9

Let's get briefed.

0:52.8

First up, we're looking at a series of new executive orders from President Trump that are shaking up the U.S. military, from banning transgender service members to dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

1:08.0

Later in the show, a senior NATO official confirms a Russian plot to assassinate the head of German arms manufacturer Rhine metal, part of a larger effort to target Europe's defense industry and intimidate EU nations.

1:23.7

Plus, a developing situation in Africa where a rebel alliance has seized the largest city

1:29.6

in the mineral-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, threatening the stability

1:35.5

of the region.

1:37.1

And in today's back of the brief, do you remember the mystery drones over New Jersey?

1:42.3

Seems like ages ago.

1:43.5

Well, we're now getting some answers

1:45.6

from the White House on last year's drone sightings across the northeast. And, spoiler alert,

1:52.5

they were not alien spaceships. Well, at least that's what we're being told. But first,

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