May 6th, 2025: Tariffs Spark Worker Protests Across China & IDF Hits Back After Tel Aviv Strike

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Protests erupt across China as workers rage over factory shutdowns, backpay delays, and the mounting impact of the U.S.-China trade war. Later in the show—Pakistan test-launches a ballistic missile amid renewed tensions with India following the deadly April 22 Kashmir attack. Plus, Israel strikes back. IDF warplanes hit Houthi positions in Yemen just one day after a missile landed near Tel Aviv’s main airport. And in today’s Back of the Brief—The Trump administration unveils a new program offering illegal migrants $1,000 to voluntarily self-deport. 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 Jacked Up Fitness: Go to https://GetJackedUp.com and use code BAKER at checkout to save 10% off your entire purchase DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you text PDB to 64000. Message and data rates apply 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	Please be just a couple of the ever click on the restricted level. It's Tuesday, the 6th of May.
0:44.4	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
0:46.4	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:50.0	All right, let's get briefed.
0:52.4	We'll start things off today in China, where street protests have erupted due to the ongoing
0:58.0	trade war with the U.S., with angry workers taking to the streets to demand backpay and to complain
1:04.5	about mass factory layoffs.
1:06.9	We'll have those details, and here's a hint.
1:09.5	The one thing that Xi Jinping and his Chinese Communist Party fear more than anything else
1:15.3	is an unhappy and unruly population.
1:19.3	Later in the show, Pakistan makes a show of force, test launching a ballistic missile,
1:24.3	has tensions with India flair after that deadly terror attack in Kashmir.
1:29.5	Plus, Israel strikes back.
1:31.4	IDF warplanes hit Houthi targets in Yemen a day after a Huti missile landed near Tel Aviv's
1:37.7	main airport.
1:39.4	And in today's back of the brief, the Trump administration has a new offer for illegal migrants. Take
1:45.3	$1,000 and leave. But first, today's PDB spotlight. We'll begin with the ongoing fallout
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