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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 26th, 2025: Tulsi Gabbard Purges Intel Officers Over Explicit Chat Scandal & US And Ukraine Agree To Mineral-Rights Deal

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, a major shakeup in U.S. intelligence, as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fires more than 100 intelligence officers for using a sensitive NSA messaging platform to engage in sexually explicit discussions. Later in the show, after several weeks of tense negotiations, Ukraine has struck an agreement with the Trump administration to grant the U.S. access to Ukraine’s rich mineral resources. The deal could be finalized as soon as Friday, when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Thank you. It's Wednesday, 26 February. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

0:46.7

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

0:49.8

All right, let's get briefed.

0:53.0

First, a major and somewhat bizarre shakeup in US intelligence.

0:58.3

As director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, fires more than 100 intelligence

1:03.3

officers for using a sensitive NSA messaging platform to engage in sexually explicit discussions. Later in the show, after several

1:12.7

weeks of tense negotiation, Ukraine has struck an agreement with the Trump administration to grant

1:18.7

the U.S. access to Ukraine's rich mineral resources. The deal could be finalized as soon as Friday

1:25.0

when Ukrainian President Zelensky is expected to meet with President

1:28.3

Trump at the White House. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. Director of National Intelligence

1:34.4

or DNI Tulsi Gabbard is moving quickly to remove more than 100 staffers from the ranks

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