PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 2nd, 2025: Minnesota Taxpayers May Be Funding Somali Terrorists & Kyiv Targets Moscow’s Tankers Again

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: A major investigation out of Minnesota. New reporting from City Journal alleges that large-scale welfare-fraud networks may have funneled U.S. taxpayer dollars through Somali money-transfer systems — with some of those funds potentially reaching the terrorist group al-Shabaab. And later in the show — an update on Kyiv’s growing pressure campaign against Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, as Ukraine claims a third strike in less than a week, this time on a Russian-flagged tanker off the Turkish coast. 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 TriTails Premium Beef: Get 15% OFF the ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ steak box. Order by Dec 14 at https://TriTailsBeef.com American Financing: Call American Financing today to find out how customers are saving an avg of $800/mo. NMLS 182334, https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org - APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-885-1881 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit https://www.AmericanFinancing.net/PDB 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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0:35.1	It's Tuesday, the 2nd of December.
0:37.1	Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,
0:40.8	your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right. Let's get briefed. First up, a major investigation
0:46.9	out of the U.S. state of Minnesota, City Journal reports that massive welfare fraud rings
0:53.4	may have funneled U.S. taxpayer dollars
0:55.7	through Somali money networks and potentially into the hands of the terrorist group Al-Shabaab.
1:02.1	Later in the show, an update on Keeves' campaign against Russia's so-called shadow fleet.
1:08.0	Ukraine claims another strike, this time on a Russian flag tanker off the Turkish
1:12.3	coast. That's the third hit in less than a week. But first, today's afternoon spot. We're
1:18.6	starting off with a fascinating piece of investigative reporting and a warning about how gaps in
1:24.5	America's own social welfare programs may be opening the door to something, well, more
1:29.8	nefarious than simple fraud. City Journal has published a detailed expose digging into what it
1:36.1	calls a vast welfare fraud network operating out of Minnesota, one that allegedly siphoned off
1:43.1	tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money.
1:45.9	And in some cases, portions of that cash may have been routed overseas to Somalia,
1:50.7	where investigators believe some of it ultimately reached the terrorist group al-Shabaab.
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