PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 30th, 2026: Trump Weighs Hypersonic Strike & Europe Faces Coordinated Attacks

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—new signs the U.S. could escalate in Iran, as President Trump reviews fresh military strike options and considers deploying a hypersonic weapon for the first time. Later in the show—authorities across Europe are investigating a wave of attacks targeting Jewish communities, with growing suspicion the activity may be linked back to Iran. 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 Hexclad: Find your forever cookware @hexclad and get 10% off at ⁠https://hexclad.com/PDB⁠! #hexcladpartner #sponsored 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. Ava: See how millions are boosting their credit with Ava—download the Ava app and use code BAKER for 20% off your first year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Where the hell am I?
0:02.0	It's a fighting tournament.
0:04.0	To the death.
0:05.0	It's called Mortal Kombat for a reason.
0:09.0	The tournament begins.
0:11.0	Johnny Case.
0:13.0	You have been chosen to fight.
0:15.0	Come in or what?
0:16.0	I'm an actor.
0:17.0	I can't do this.
0:19.0	You're fighting for the fate of our world.
0:21.8	Get over here!
0:24.9	Mortal Kombat 2, In Cinemas May 8.
0:27.5	Book tickets now.
0:28.6	It's Thursday, the 30th of April, the very last day of the month.
0:45.5	How about that? Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears,
0:51.0	on the world stage. All right. Let's get briefed. First up, new signs that the U.S.
0:57.0	could be preparing to renew military operations against Iran, as the White House reviews strike
1:03.5	plans and reportedly may be preparing to use a hypersonic weapon for the first time. I'll have the
1:10.0	details. Later in the show,
1:12.3	authorities across Europe are investigating a wave of attacks targeting Jewish communities,
1:17.1	and the fingerprints from those attacks may lead back to Iran. But first, today's afternoon
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