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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 21st, 2025: China Rages At Trump's 'Golden Dome' Announcement & Top Aides To Mexico City Mayor Assassinated In Suspected Cartel Hit

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.22.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First, President Donald Trump has unveiled his plans to build a new comprehensive air defense system for the United States that he has dubbed the “Golden Dome,” and China is already throwing a fit, accusing the U.S. of trying to turn space into a warzone. We’ll have the details. Later in the show—Mexico’s bloody political violence escalates inside the country’s capital, where two top aides to the mayor of Mexico City were brazenly assassinated in broad daylight on Tuesday in a suspected cartel hit. 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 Kikoff: Build credit fast and get your first month for just a dollar at https://GetKikoff.com/miketoday. Thanks to Kikoff for sponsoring us! Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Jacked Up Fitness: Go to https://GetJackedUp.comand use code BAKER at checkout to save 10% off your entire purchase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Live it would be just about two. I ever click on, most are two-day-old. It's Wednesday, the 21st of May, welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

0:47.1

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed.

0:52.2

First, President Trump has unveiled his plans to build a new comprehensive air defense system for the United States that he's called the Golden Dome.

1:02.7

And China, well, they're already throwing a fit, accusing the U.S. of trying to turn space into a war zone.

1:09.4

We'll have the details.

1:12.7

Later in the show, Mexico's bloody political violence escalates inside the country's capital, where two top aides to the mayor of

1:18.1

Mexico's city were brazenly assassinated in broad daylight on Tuesday in a suspected cartel hit.

1:25.4

But first, today's afternoon spotlight. We'll begin today with a return to our

1:30.0

coverage of space-based warfare. As President Trump unveils his plans to build a futuristic missile

1:35.7

defense system dubbed the Golden Dome, the ambitious multi-billion dollar project aims to protect

1:42.3

against next-generation aerial threats to the U.S., including

1:45.6

ballistic and cruise missiles as well as, and this is important, hypersonic weapons.

1:50.9

In an announcement from the Oval Office on Tuesday, the president said he had selected a design

1:56.4

for the new missile shield, which he teased would be fully operational by the end of his second term.

2:02.2

That's according to a report from the BBC.

2:05.1

The Trump administration has so far remained vague on the details of the project,

2:09.4

but officials said Tuesday that an initial sum of $25 billion with a B has been earmarked

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