PDB Situation Report | August 23rd, 2025: Ryan McBeth on Israel’s New Gaza Operation & DC Crime Data Scandal

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🗓️ 23 August 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Israel launches the opening stages of its invasion of Gaza City—code-named Gideon’s Chariots II. Intelligence analyst Ryan McBeth, just back from Israel, joins us with his firsthand perspective. The Department of Justice investigates whether Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department manipulated crime numbers to make the city appear safer than it really is. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, gives us his insight. 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/@presidentsdailybriefBeam: Visit https://shopbeam.com/MIKE and use code MIKE to get our exclusive discount of up to 40% off.American Financing: Call American Financing today to find out how customers are saving an avg of $800/mo. 866-885-1881 or visit https://www.AmericanFinancing.net/PDB - NMLS 182334, https://nmlsconsumeraccess.orgLean: Visit https://TakeLean.com & use code PDB20 for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:18.0	most are too little. Welcome to the PDB Situation Report. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed, shall we? First up, Israel has kicked off the opening stages of its invasion of Gaza City, codenamed
0:41.0	Gideon's Chariots 2.
0:43.2	We'll be joined by intelligence analyst Ryan McBeth, who just returned from Israel for more on that.
0:48.6	Later in the show, the DOJ, the Department of Justice, is investigating claims that Washington's
0:53.6	Metropolitan Police Department,
0:55.2	the MPD, because everything needs an acronym,
0:57.5	manipulated crime numbers to make the city look safer than it is.
1:02.2	John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, will stop by to give his insight.
1:07.3	But first, today's situation report spotlight.
1:10.5	This week, Israel officially launched what it's calling the first stages of the attack on Gaza's city.
1:17.1	Defense Minister Israel Katz has approved the Israeli Defense Forces plan,
1:21.9	codenamed Gideon's Chariots 2, to invade and occupy the city.
1:26.3	Now, as part of that push, Israel says it may call up 50 to 60,000
1:30.9	reservists to help secure control on the ground. At the same time, Israeli forces are continuing
1:37.0	to carry out air and artillery strikes across the strip, hitting targets in Ghanutis in the south,
1:42.3	in Derealbala, in central Gaza. All of this comes as
1:46.7	Israel faces mounting international criticism with opponents accusing it of waging a campaign of starvation
1:53.2	or even genocide. So you ask yourself, what's the truth on the ground? Well, Ryan McBeth,
1:59.9	a 20-year Army veteran and friend of the show,
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