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The President's Daily Brief

May 26th, 2025: Hamas On The Verge Of Collapse & A Cartel Kingpin Goes Down

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.22.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:   Hamas is facing the worst crisis in its history. With key leaders dead, finances depleted, and fighters unpaid, the terror group’s grip on Gaza is beginning to collapse.   Russia launches its largest missile and drone barrage since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—then hours later, agrees to a major prisoner swap with Kyiv.   President Trump threatens a fresh wave of tariffs—targeting both the European Union and Apple with steep penalties.   And in today’s Back of the Brief: A top Sinaloa Cartel leader with ties to El Chapo’s son is killed in a gunfight with Mexican forces.   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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:45.4

For those of you in the U.S., I hope you're having a very relaxing and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend.

0:52.3

Now, I don't know who said it, but in the words of someone unknown,

0:57.5

it's foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.

1:05.1

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

1:10.6

Let's get briefed. We begin in Gaza,

1:13.6

where the Iranian-backedera group, Hamas, is facing the worst crisis, reportedly, in its history.

1:20.1

Its leadership has been decimated, and now the group can reportedly barely pay its fighters.

1:27.0

We'll have those details. Later in the show, Russia

1:30.3

launches its biggest aerial assault of the war after swapping hundreds of prisoners with Ukraine,

1:36.6

because nothing says I'm interested in peace like swapping some prisoners and then launching a massive

1:43.2

aerial assault.

1:45.0

Plus, President Trump drops more tariff bombs, threatening the European Union and Apple

1:51.1

with steep new penalties.

1:53.6

And in the back of the brief, a high-ranking Sinolaa cartel boss, once aligned with Alchapo's

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