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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Situation Report | January 4th, 2025: Terrorism Hits Home & Beijing’s Strategy for 2025

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

News, Politics

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: We begin with a deadly New Year's Day, where two separate incidents over 1,700 miles apart have raised alarm about potential terrorism on U.S. soil. Retired FBI senior agent Kurt Pipel shares his expert analysis on these attacks and the investigations that are underway. Later, we delve into Xi Jinping's New Year's message, where he addressed China's economic hurdles and reinforced his aggressive stance on Taiwan. Author and China expert Gordon Chang joins us to unpack what this could mean for Beijing's strategy in 2025. 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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1:14.6

Welcome to the PDBP. Welcome to the PDB Situation Report. And welcome to a brand new year. It's 2025. I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage.

1:21.6

All right. Let's get briefed. We'll start today's show with a deadly New Year's Day, where two incidents, over

1:28.8

1,700 miles apart, have shot the nation and sparked new concerns about terrorism on U.S. soil.

1:35.8

Retired FBI senior agent Kurt Pipele joins us to provide insight into these attacks and the

1:41.1

ongoing investigations. Later in the show, we'll examine Xi Jinping's New Year's message. Did you catch that?

1:47.7

Where he laid out China's economic challenges and renewed his hardline stance on Taiwan.

1:53.3

Author and China expert and friend of the show, Gordon Chang, will join us to break down what

1:58.3

this means for Beijing's agenda in 2025.

2:02.4

But first, our situation reports spotlight.

2:05.5

Two major incidents shocked the nation on New Year's Day.

2:08.9

First, in New Orleans, where 42-year-old Shamsa D'in Jabbar drove a rented pickup truck

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