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The President's Daily Brief

May 12th, 2025: The ‘Alarming Intel’ That Forced the India-Pakistan Ceasefire & A ‘Total Reset’ In China?

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.22.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:   A fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan is holding after the deadliest fighting in decades. U.S. officials reportedly acted on alarming intelligence, sparking a last-minute diplomatic push led by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.   President Trump says a “total reset” has been negotiated with China after high-level trade talks in Geneva. But questions remain over what was actually agreed to—and whether China sees it the same way.   Vladimir Putin calls for direct peace talks with Ukraine. President Zelensky says he’s open to it, but only if Russia agrees to a full ceasefire.   And in today’s Back of the Brief—President Trump lands in Riyadh to begin a week of high-stakes diplomacy across the Gulf, including stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.   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 TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250 Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you text PDB to 64000. Message and data rates apply Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Please be just about the ever plate of May, welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

0:46.5

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed.

0:52.3

Well, it was a weekend marked by diplomacy and negotiations, which, frankly, is far better

0:58.6

than a weekend marked by missiles and trade wars.

1:02.1

Okay, well, starting in South Asia, where a fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan is holding.

1:08.0

The troops came together after U.S. officials received alarming intelligence,

1:12.5

prompting a last-minute diplomatic scramble led by Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary

1:17.6

of State Marco Rubio. We'll have those details. Later in the show, President Trump says a, quote,

1:24.4

total reset has been negotiated with China following high-level trade talks in Geneva.

1:30.2

But, you ask, what exactly does that mean? And is Beijing on the same page? Well, those are very good

1:37.5

questions. Plus, Vladimir Putin is calling for direct peace talks with Ukraine after more than

1:43.0

three years of war. That would be Putin's war.

1:46.2

President Zelensky says he's willing to meet, but only if Russia agrees to a full ceasefire

1:51.1

first. And in today's back of the brief, President Trump lands in Riyadh today, kicking off a week

1:57.4

of high-stakes talks with key Gulf nations. We'll explain what's on the agenda.

2:02.8

But first, today's PDB spotlight. After days of intense airstrikes, drone attacks, and cross-border

2:09.7

shelling, a fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan appears to be holding. The truce follows

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