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Thank you. It's Wednesday, the 12th of March.

Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

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

Let's get briefed. First, amid a series of destructive protests and a rash of vandalism

aimed at Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla, President Trump said those engaging in such acts

should be labeled as domestic terrorists. Later in the show, the Kurdish-led militia that

controls northeastern Syria has agreed to merge

its military and civilian institutions with the new Islamist government in Damascus.

That's marking a major breakthrough for the country's post-Assad leadership.

But first, today's afternoon spotlight.

President Trump is coming to the aid of one of his key political

allies, that would be Elon Musk, threatening to label violence against Tesla dealerships as

domestic terrorism. The statement comes in the wake of a series of destructive protests and acts

of vandalism targeting the electric carmaker over Musk's role in leading the Department

of Government Efficiency, otherwise known as Doge. Doge, of course, has undertaken sweeping

cuts to the federal government workforce. And apparently, the protesters feel that an appropriate

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