May 8th, 2026: Did Gulf Allies Force Trump To Halt Project Freedom?
The President's Daily Brief
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🗓️ 8 May 2026
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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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