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The President's Daily Brief

May 8th, 2026: Did Gulf Allies Force Trump To Halt Project Freedom?

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

News, Politics

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up — officially, Project Freedom was paused to give negotiations with Iran a chance. Unofficially? New reporting suggests key Gulf allies may have pushed back hard against the operation behind closed doors, raising questions about fractures inside the coalition confronting Tehran. Later in the show — the IDF says it killed a top Hezbollah Radwan commander in a precision strike on Beirut, marking Israel’s first attack on the Lebanese capital in weeks. Also later in the show — Ukraine launches a massive drone assault ahead of Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, reportedly striking a logistics hub near Moscow and targeting a Russian missile warship capable of launching Kalibr cruise missiles. And in today’s Back of the Brief — Japan fires an anti-ship missile during joint military drills with the United States and regional allies near the South China Sea, as tensions with China continue simmering across the Indo-Pacific. 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 Tax Relief Advocates: End your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at https://TRA.com or call 800-583-6515 QUO: Make this the season where no opportunity slips away. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/PDB 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.5

It's Friday, the 8th of May.

0:43.4

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

0:44.4

I'm Mike Baker.

0:46.8

Your eyes and ears on the world stage.

0:49.0

And yes, back on the road.

0:53.4

Coming to you from a nondescript airport lounge somewhere.

0:55.4

All right, let's get briefed.

1:01.5

First up, officially, Project Freedom was paused to give negotiations with Iran a chance,

1:07.7

but unofficially, well, new reporting suggests that Gulf allies may have pushed back hard against the operation behind closed doors.

1:10.8

Later in the show, the IDF says it's killed atop Hezbollah pushed back hard against the operation behind closed doors.

1:16.2

Later in the show, the IDF says it's killed a top Hezbollah Rodwan unit commander in a precision strike inside Beirut, marking Israel's first attack on the Lebanese capital in weeks.

1:23.5

Later in the show, Ukraine sends hundreds of drones into Russia ahead of Victory Day,

1:28.7

reportedly hitting a key logistics hub near Moscow and striking a Russian ship capable of launching

1:34.5

caliber cruise missiles.

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