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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Situation Report | February 15th, 2025: Trump's Crackdown Triggers Cartel Retaliation & Global Tariff Fight

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Mexican drug cartels are reportedly planning to target U.S. law enforcement as the Trump administration escalates its border crackdown. Former DHS Senior Advisor Chuck Marino joins us to assess the threat. The White House is rolling out reciprocal tariffs against key global trading partners, marking a significant shift in U.S. trade policy. What’s President Trump’s strategy, and how will it impact the economy? Kenneth Rapoza from the Coalition for a Prosperous America joins us to break it down. 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 Beam: Visit https://ShopBeam.com/MIKE and use code MIKE for up to 40% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the PDB Situation Report.

1:02.1

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

1:04.1

All right, let's get briefed.

1:08.2

We'll begin today's show with a disturbing new threat at the border.

1:12.6

Mexican drug cartels are reportedly planning to target U.S. law enforcement as the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown. I don't think that's going to go well for them.

1:18.5

Former DHS senior advisor Chuck Marino joins us to break down the threat posed by the cartels.

1:24.5

Later in the show, the White House is rolling out reciprocal tariffs against global

1:28.8

trading partners signaling a major shift in U.S. trade policy. So, what's President Trump's

1:35.5

strategy and, well, importantly, how will it impact the economy? Kenneth Ropozo from the Coalition

1:41.4

for a Prosperous America joins us to break it down.

1:45.0

But first, today's PDB spotlight.

1:48.0

Border agents are on high alert after a new memo from the Rio Grande Valley Sector Operations

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