PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 15th, 2025: China Halts Rare Earth Exports In Latest Retaliation & Illegal Border Crossings Plummet To Record Lows

The President's Daily Brief

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4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, the U.S.-China tariff war is taking another alarming turn, as China stops shipments of essential rare earth metals and magnets, imperiling U.S. industries reliant on Beijing’s minerals monopoly. Later in the show—we turn to the southern border, where according to new data from US Customs and Border Protection, illegal migrant crossings have plummeted to a record low under the Trump administration. 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 Kikoff: Tax season is the perfect time to take control of your financial future. Get your first month FREE at https://getkikoff.com/mike TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250 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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0:00.0	Amazon offers term time working to their employees, like Anton,
0:05.0	who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.
0:10.0	Hello!
0:11.0	To him, this is the best sound in the world.
0:13.0	Daddy!
0:14.0	Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.
0:23.2	Now that's term time working.
0:24.6	Offered at Amazon.
0:26.9	Ten weeks off guaranteed per year.
0:29.1	Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off.
0:29.9	Conditions apply. Please be just a person.
0:31.8	I ever click on.
0:33.0	I have a click on.
0:43.7	I'm sorry to do. It's Tuesday, the 15th of April.
0:46.2	Welcome to the BDB afternoon bulletin.
0:49.6	I'm Mike Baker, your highs and ears on the world stage.
0:51.9	All right, let's get briefed.
0:57.8	We'll start things off with a troubling update in the global trade war, as China cuts off exports of essential rare earth minerals, halts all jet orders from Boeing, and suspends all
1:03.7	purchases of aircraft equipment from American companies.
1:08.2	Later in the show, we turn to the U.S. southern border, where, according to new data from
1:12.0	U.S. customs and border protection, illegal migrant crossings have dropped to a record low under the
1:18.0	Second Trump administration. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. The U.S.-China
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