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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 31st, 2026: U.S. May Declare Victory Soon & IDF’s CNN Controversy

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

News, Politics

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—new reporting reveals President Donald Trump is willing to end the war with Iran without reopening the Strait of Hormuz—raising serious questions about what “victory” actually looks like and who’s left to deal with the fallout. Later in the show—Israel suspends a battalion after its troops detained a CNN crew in the West Bank, as the Israel Defense Forces faces scrutiny over the incident and conduct on the ground. 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 Superpower: Stop guessing about your health—get $20 off Superpower at https://superpower.com/pdb with code PDB. Ethos Life Insurance: Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at: https://ethos.com/PDB Sundays for Dogs: Upgrade your dog’s food without the hassle—try Sundays for Dogs and get 50% off your first order at https://sundaysfordogs.com/PDB50or use code PDB50 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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started today at Vantor.com. It's Tuesday, the 31st of March.

0:44.5

We've made it through another month.

0:46.5

Would you look at that?

0:47.7

Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

0:50.1

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

0:53.4

All right.

0:55.3

Let's get briefed.

1:02.0

First up, new reporting reveals President Trump is willing to end the war with Iran without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, raising serious questions about what victory actually looks like

1:09.4

and who might be left to deal with the fallout.

1:12.6

Later in the show, Israel suspends a battalion after its troops detained a CNN crew in the

1:17.7

West Bank as the IDF faces scrutiny over the incident. But first, today's afternoon spotlight.

1:24.5

We're getting a clearer picture of how the Trump administration may be thinking

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