May 6th, 2026: Trump Pauses “Project Freedom" & A Major Kremlin Defection

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🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up—President Trump pauses “Project Freedom,” the U.S. effort to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, as talks with Iran show signs of progress—while the blockade remains firmly in place. I’ll have the details. Later in the show—new U.S. intelligence suggests recent strikes on Iran’s nuclear program may not have done as much damage as advertised, with Tehran’s timeline to a potential weapon largely unchanged. Plus—a fired Russian deputy minister reportedly flees to the United States to avoid fraud charges, raising fresh concerns about cracks forming inside the Kremlin. And in today’s Back of the Brief—after a seven-year freeze, the United States and Venezuela reconnect in the skies as direct flights resume between the two countries. 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 Chapter: Compare every medicare plan call 915-671-5252 today! Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact https://Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Cardiff: Get fast business funding without bank delays—apply in minutes with Cardiff and access up to $500,000 in same‑day funding at https://Cardiff.co/PDB Bank On Yourself: Discover the retirement plan banks Don't want you to know about—get your free report at https://BankOnYourself.com/PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, the 6th of May.
0:14.0	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
0:16.0	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:19.0	All right, let's get briefed. First up, the U.S.
0:22.6	is pausing its effort to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Well, that didn't last long,
0:27.5	as President Trump signals progress toward a deal with Iran. But the blockade remains in place.
0:33.5	Now, I'll have the details. Later in the show, new U.S. intelligence suggests recent strikes on Iran's
0:39.4	nuclear program may not have done as much damage as advertised. Plus, a fired Russian deputy
0:46.4	minister reportedly flees to the U.S. to escape fraud charges, raising fresh questions about the
0:53.0	current state of the Kremlin.
0:55.4	And in today's back of the brief, after a seven-year freeze, the U.S. and Venezuela reconnect in the skies
1:02.0	as direct flights resume between the two countries. But first, today's PDB spotlight.
1:08.9	President Trump announced that the U.S. is pausing Project Freedom,
1:12.5	its short-lived effort to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, after what he
1:17.8	described as, quote, great progress toward a potential agreement with Iran. No other information
1:24.3	on what exactly that means, but at the same time, he says the U.S.
1:28.3	blockade of Iranian ports will remain fully in place.
1:31.8	So for now, the escort mission is on hold, but the pressure, at least for the blockade on
1:37.0	the ports, is still ongoing.
1:39.5	Secretary of State Marker Rubio had earlier accused Iran of piracy, saying nearly 23,000 civilians from
1:45.9	87 countries have been stranded in the Persian Gulf for more than two months. According to Rubio,
1:51.8	commercial crews have been unable to safely move through the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran
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