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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 28th, 2025: Mexican Cartel Gunmen Open Fire On Border Agents & Trump Orders Pentagon To Build US 'Iron Dome'

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

News, Politics

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, we’ll begin at the U.S. southern border, where US Border Patrol agents came under fire on Monday from suspected members of a Mexican drug cartel as a group of migrants attempted to enter the U.S. illegally. Then, we’ll discuss President Donald Trump’s plans to build a new comprehensive air defense system for the United States modeled after Israel’s famed "Iron Dome." 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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0:43.7

Thank you. It's Tuesday, 28 January.

0:46.3

Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

0:49.6

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

0:51.4

All right, let's get briefed.

1:04.5

First, we'll begin at the U.S. southern border, where U.S. Border Patrol agents came under fire on Monday from suspected members of a Mexican drug cartel as a group of migrants attempted to enter the U.S. illegally.

1:12.4

Later in this afternoon's episode, we'll discuss President Trump's plans to build a new comprehensive air defense system for the U.S.

1:15.7

modeled after Israel's Iron Dome system.

1:18.0

But first, our afternoon spotlight.

1:22.2

With President Trump's crackdown on the U.S. southern border in full swing, the drug cartels that helped facilitate the migration crisis have started violently lashing out at American

1:29.4

border agents. On Monday, four suspected members of a Mexican cartel were captured on video

1:35.3

opening fire on U.S. Border Patrol agents who were attempting to stop a group of migrants from

1:41.4

entering the U.S. illegally. The incident unfolded in broad daylight around

1:46.0

1.30 p.m. along the southern border near Fronten Island, Texas, which is unofficially known as

1:53.3

Cartel Island. That's due to the high level of criminal activity seen in the area, and that's

1:59.4

according to a report from Fox News.

2:02.5

The suspected cartel members opened fire just as a group of migrants attempted to cross

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