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PBS News Hour - Segments

News Wrap: Trump touts his administration’s achievements at CPAC

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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In our news wrap Saturday, Trump spoke at the final day of CPAC, new FBI director Kash Patel is shifting agents away from the D.C. area, Hamas released the last six living hostages promised in the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel, Pope Francis is in critical condition, the West Texas measles outbreak is getting worse, and a cholera outbreak has killed about 60 people in southern Sudan. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

In tonight's other news, President Trump spoke at the final day of the conservative political action conference, known as CPAC.

0:08.0

Mr. Trump touted his administration's achievements, including what he said is a deal with Ukraine that will end the war and repay the United States the money it spent on the war effort.

0:18.0

I'm dealing with President Zelensky. I'm dealing with President Zelensky.

0:22.4

I'm dealing with President Putin.

0:25.1

I'm trying to get the money back or secured

0:28.6

because, you know, Europe is given $100 billion.

0:33.5

The United States has given $350 billion.

0:38.7

So we're asking for rare earth and oil, anything we can get.

0:44.4

Mr. Trump also praised the work of the Doge team and said it's already found billions of dollars in wasteful spending.

0:52.3

New FBI director Cash Patel is quickly making good on his pledge to shift

0:56.4

agents away from the Washington, D.C. area. 1500 employees are expected to be reassigned to FBI

1:02.8

offices around the country. Patel told senior administration officials about his plan on Friday

1:08.3

after being sworn in. Patel has long talked about wanting

1:12.1

to shrink the Bureau's presence in Washington and focus more on fighting crime across the country.

1:17.9

In the Middle East, Tamas released the last six living hostages who were promised in the first

1:22.5

phase of the ceasefire with Israel. Four of the hostages had been taken in the October 7th Hamas attacks.

1:29.6

Families cheered the release. Freed hostage, Omer Shantov, said he had dreamt of this moment.

1:34.6

I think he believed that.

1:38.3

The two other hostages released today had been held by Hamas for about a decade ever since they crossed into Gaza on their own.

1:47.0

Their families said they suffered from mental health issues.

1:50.0

As part of the ceasefire agreement, Israel was to release more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, but that exchange has been delayed without explanation.

1:59.0

Tensions mounted this week when Hamas handed over the wrong body for Shiri Bebas,

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