It's July 28th.

You're listening to the President's Daily Brief.

I'm your host and former CIA officer Brian Dean Wright.

Your morning intel starts now.

We've got a big five update this morning.

Five issues that we have covered in previous podcasts, but with some important updates.

First, we'll be talking about Joe Biden's phone call today with China.

Today, numbers and a debate over whether we have entered a recession.

Third, America's ranchers are getting hit hard.

We'll discuss what's happening and a request for how you might help.

Fourth, the board of control is reporting how many illegals have slipped past them.

It's a big number, folks.

And finally, a connection between the common cold and COVID-19.

It might explain why some people get mild symptoms or none at all.

Plus, your listener question of the day, Jenna and Alliance Nebraska,

she said that my family history sounded like a TV show 1883 to be specific

and wanted to know more, happy to share.

But let's get started with the first of today's big five updates.

Joe Biden is picking up the phone this morning to call China's President Xi.

The White House confirmed yesterday that he will probably talk about Taiwan

and tensions in the South China Sea, and that's it.

When asked for more specifics, the National Security Council spokesman John Kirby

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