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The President's Daily Brief

January 3rd, 2024: Hamas Hit, Xi’s Rare Reveal, & Gay Gone

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We uncover the details of the Israeli military's strategic operation that neutralized a key Hamas figure, escalating tensions in the Middle East. We discuss President Xi Jinping's startling admission about China's economic struggles in his New Year's Eve speech, a first in his tenure. We recount the shocking assault on South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and his narrow escape from what could have been a fatal incident. Our coverage extends to America's southern border, where December saw an unprecedented surge in illegal migrant encounters, raising alarms on national security. And we conclude with the unfolding story of Harvard University President Claudine Gay, who resigns amid a scandal.   Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Wednesday,

0:02.0

Wednesday,

0:04.0

2,000.

0:05.0

It's about the

0:06.0

It's about you. It's Wednesday,

0:10.0

January 3rd, 2024.

0:15.0

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

0:17.0

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

0:20.0

Let's get briefed.

0:22.0

The Israeli military terminated its biggest Hamas target to date in a high

0:27.8

stakes operation that has sent ripples across the Middle East. Later in the show, we'll examine Chinese President

0:35.0

Zizhinging's unprecedented New Year's Eve disclosure of economic trouble in China.

0:41.3

And the startling attack on South Korean opposition leader Li J. Meung, who narrowly

0:46.1

escaped a life-threatening assault. Finally, in today's back of the brief, border crossings

0:52.0

in the month of December break the all-time record and the

0:55.6

saga of Harvard University President Clauding Gaye comes to a dramatic and some may say appropriate

1:02.4

conclusion.

1:03.9

But first up, the P.D. spotlight.

1:07.4

Senior Hamas official, Sala Aruri, considered the mastermind behind much of the group's activities in the West Bank

1:14.4

was killed on Tuesday evening in an Israeli air strike.

1:17.8

Aruri, Hamas's deputy political leader and co-founder of the Al-Kassam brigades had a $5 million bounty on his head from the United States

1:26.9

and had been a long sought target of Israeli intelligence.

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