May 15th, 2025: Russian Terror Plot Foiled In Germany & Trump Lands A Deal In Qatar

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: German authorities foil a Russian-backed terror plot aimed at sabotaging Western supply chains with mid-air parcel explosions. The European Union slaps new sanctions on Moscow and threatens more if Putin rejects a proposed 30-day ceasefire. President Donald Trump secures a $200 billion jet deal with Qatar during his Middle East visit, bolstering U.S. defense and trade ties. And in today’s Back of the Brief—Mexico’s top security chief confirms that 17 relatives of cartel leaders were allowed into the U.S. under a deal struck between the Trump administration and a son of the former Sinaloa Cartel boss. 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 DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you text PDB to 64000. Message and data rates apply Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.3	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
0:46.3	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:49.8	All right, let's get briefed.
0:52.1	We'll start things off today with a foiled terror plot in the heart of Europe.
0:56.7	German authorities say they've disrupted a Russian-backed sabotage operation
1:00.8	designed to cripple Western logistics by setting packages on fire mid-flight.
1:07.0	Yeah.
1:07.9	Later in the show, the European Union just approved a new round of sanctions on Russia,
1:12.6	warning that even tougher measures are coming if Putin won't agree to a 30-day ceasefire
1:17.2	proposed by the U.S. and its allies. Or, and this is just a thought, how about you start with
1:23.0	the tougher measures? Plus, Trump gets another deal during his swing through the Middle East. In the latest
1:28.5	show of economic diplomacy, Qatar has signed a $200 billion agreement to buy 160 Boeing jets,
1:36.7	which begs the question, do they have enough parking spaces for 160 jets? And in today's
1:42.8	back of the brief, Mexico's top security official confirms that
1:46.1	17 family members of high-profile cartel leaders recently crossed into the U.S. as part of a deal
1:53.6	struck between the Trump administration and the son of a former Cinelloa cartel boss. But first,
2:00.0	today's PDB spotlight.
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