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The President's Daily Brief

July 7th, 2026: Meet The Castro Who Wants To Talk To Trump

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Cuba's next-generation Castro is stepping out of the shadows. We examine the first-ever interview between Raúl Castro's grandson and a U.S. news outlet, why he's suddenly reaching out to the American people, and what it may reveal about Havana's strategy toward the Trump administration. President Trump heads to the NATO summit in Turkey with a clear message for America's allies: it's time for Europe to take far greater responsibility for its own defense. We break down the summit's high-stakes agenda and what it could mean for the future of the alliance. Russia and Ukraine exchange major blows ahead of the NATO meeting, with Moscow launching another deadly strike on Kyiv while Ukrainian drones hit Russia's largest oil refinery deep in Siberia in one of the longest-range attacks of the war. In today's Back of the Brief: British fighter jets scramble to intercept a Russian military aircraft after it flies dangerously close to the Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier during NATO operations near Iceland. 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 Acre Gold: Turn your pocket change into physical 24-karat gold and enter to win a limited-edition Hot Wheels gold bar at https://GetAcreGold.com/PDB QUO: Make this the season where no opportunity slips away. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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It's Tuesday, the 7th of July. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right. Let's get briefed.

0:55.7

First up, Cuba's next generation Castro is stepping out of the shadows. We'll break down his first ever interview with a U.S. news outlet and what it may reveal about Havana's strategy toward the Trump administration. Later in the show, President Trump

1:01.4

heads to the NATO summit with a clear mission, convince Europe to shoulder more of its own defense.

1:07.9

Plus, as NATO leaders prepare to meet, Russia launches another major assault on Kyiv,

1:13.2

and Ukraine answers by striking Russia's largest refinery in one of its longest range attacks

1:18.9

of the war. And in today's back with the brief, British fighter jets scrambled to intercept

1:23.7

a Russian military aircraft after it flies dangerously close to the UK's flagship aircraft carrier

1:29.8

during NATO operations near Iceland. But first, today's PDB spotlight. If you've been listening to

1:37.6

the PDB over the past several weeks, you've probably heard me mention the name Raul Guillermo

1:42.8

Rodriguez Castro. He's the grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro. He's the grandson of former Cuban the name Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro.

1:48.0

He's the grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro.

1:53.4

And despite holding no formal government office, he appears to be one of the most influential men on the island.

1:55.1

And now, for the first time, Rodriguez Castro sat down for an interview with an American news

2:00.3

organization, giving an extensive,

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