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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Situation Report | February 8th, 2025: Trump Takes A Wrecking Ball To USAID & Declassifies JFK Files

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

News, Politics

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of PDB Situation Report: The Trump administration moves to reform the federal government, setting its sights on USAID; the agency responsible for administering civilian foreign aid. Former Congressman Jim Renacci joins us to break down what this means. President Trump issues an executive order to declassify records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. Author Gerald Posner shares insights on what may, or may not, be revealed. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.6

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

0:48.1

All right, let's get briefed.

0:50.3

We'll begin today's show with the Trump administration's efforts to reform the federal government.

0:55.9

Well, good luck with that. And specifically, it's targeting of USAID. That's the agency ostensibly

1:02.0

responsible for administrating civilian foreign aid. Former Congressman Jim Renasey will join us to give

1:08.5

his insight on that. Later in the program, President Trump

1:12.1

issued an executive order last month to declassify records related to the assassinations

1:17.5

of President John F. Kennedy, former Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

1:23.5

Now, author Gerald Posner, he spent a lot of time researching these assassinations. He'll stop by to explain what we should and shouldn't expect to learn in the coming days.

1:33.3

But first, today's PDB spotlight.

1:36.0

President Trump and Doge are taking a sledgehammer to the United States Agency for International Development,

1:42.9

announcing massive layoffs, and then folding

1:45.5

that remnants of USAID into the State Department. To some, USAID was a pillar of American soft

1:53.6

power, providing aid, shaping global influence, and furthering U.S. interests abroad. To others,

2:03.7

well, it was a taxpayer-funded boondoggle,

2:08.2

and when was the last time you heard the word boondoggle, propping up far-left pet projects,

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